周作人 문학관과 민속학 연구의 연관성 고찰

Abstract

Folkloristics of China has begun when the traditional values has collapsed and a new world view has been demanded. Zhou Zuoren was one of the most prominent scholars in the literary revolution and early folklore movement of this period. His study of folklore is deeply related to the pure passion as an intellectual who tried to open a new world by the power of literature in the ideological and cultural revolution period. Therefore, his study of folklore should be considered from his literary view. ‘Humanism’ is the core conception in his literary view. After understanding this concept, the main direction of his study of folklore can be relatively clear. According to Zhou Zuoren’s literary view, his study of folklore can be divided into two sections. The first one is ‘Children’s literature & Myth’, and the second one is ‘Song & Religion’. His study of folklore is based on his effort to understand the people’s life with his warm heart. That is why he had antipathy to attempt to refine the national literature by giving excessive political meaning to ‘nation’. Even though he withdrew into himself at the end, his study of folklore has been the important source for folkloristics of China. And above all, he approached folklore from the point of view of literary artist, and looked at the parts which were difficult to find with the nationalistic view that was prevalent at the time, and raised a balanced viewpoint. In this respect, we can find its significance.