1980년대 민중시의 서정 연구

Abstract

Minjung poetry in the 1980s has up to now been grouped with social movements or ideologies. Such a classification barred Minjung poetry from being fully received as lyric poetry. For this reason, this writing focuses on demonstrating general features of lyrics in Minjung poetry. The lyricism of Minjung poetry is distinguished according to the nature and the versing of the poetic subjects, and their effects on the readers' reception of the Minjung poetry. In the Minjung poetry of the 1980s, when the poetic subjects are grounded upon acts, the directing or guiding function of the verse is predominant and thereby has the effect of urging the awareness and movements of the reader. On the other hand, when the poetic subjects are based on existence, lyrical function of the verse becomes dominant creating sympathy of the reader. In addition, when the activism of the poetic subjects is instilled in existence, the imagination of the poetic subjects become activated, leading to the predominance of the lyrical function of the verse which creates the reader's sympathy. To begin with, the existence-laden Minjung poetry perceives lyricism as infectious effects created on the reader by representing in poetic figures one's responses toward experiences. On the other hand, the activistic Minjung poetry perceives lyricism as a voice that urges acts thinking much of the reality of the day. Also, the class consciousness of the laboring class begins to be received as a new lyricism, while passion toward revolution of the revolutionary romanticism come to be perceived as lyricism. Lastly, Minjung poetry in which activism is instilled on existence, perceives lyricism as modernizing the society and its history through imagination.