전후의 이어령 비평과 하이데거적 실존주의

Abstract

This paper examines the connection between Lee Eoryeong, a korean critic and existentialism. This relates to the problem of establishing the status of Lee Eoryeong in the post war criticism in Korea. The postwar criticism of Lee Eoryeong is intended to fight against people who are absorbed in the country's indigenous and regional identities, such as Kim Dongri, Cho Yeonhyun, and Seo Jungjoo. The critical confrontation between Lee Eoryeong and Kim Dong-ri centers on how to interpret the writer Han Mal-suk's “Edge of Myth”(『신화의 단애』). In other words, it was a central question of whether this short story could be understood as a existentialism work of authenticity. This process of arguing shows that Lee Eoryeong had a closer understanding of the concept of Martin Heidegger than Jean Paul Sartre of existentialism, ‘Ek-sistenz’(‘탈존’). Lee Eoryeong published a kind of experimental novel, 「The beard of the General」(「장군의 수염」) based on the concept of such an ‘existence’,‘Ek-sistenz’(‘탈존’). The understanding of these remarks also implies the understanding of the controversy between the poet Kim Su-yeong and Lee Eo-ryeong. The understanding of Lee Eoryeong’s postwar criticism implies a great deal in understanding the argument between poet Kim Suyoung and Lee Eoryeong. Lee's postwar criticism was not for lack of ‘politics’, but for exploring more fundamental real issues beyond ‘politics’.