朦朧詩와 기억의 문제 - ＜기념비纪念碑＞와 ＜이력서履歷＞를 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to illustrate the nature and characteristics of memory appeared in Misty Poetry, especially focusing on two leading poets of that poetic reaction against Maoist legacy and their monumental works such as Jiang He’s 江河(1949- ) “The Memorial Stone” 紀念碑 as well as Bei Dao’s 北島(1949- ) “Résumé” 履歷. Basically, their poems exhibit the notion of ‘the collective memory’ which was theorized by Maurice Halbwachs(1877-1945). The study theorizes that the collective memory is shared, passed on and also constructed by the group, or modern society. This debate was taken up by Jan Assmann’s ‘the cultural memory,’ which fulfills a storage function. This study contains four parts including introduction and conclusion. Part Two explores the qualities of ‘the cultural memory’ in Jiang He’s poem “The Memorial Stone” through his deep frustration and strong resistance to Maoist ideological system. Part Three explores Bei Dao’s poem “Résumé” through his striving effort to find the driving force in writing a poem in the context of the activated/inactivated memory. Part Four, in its final analysis, examines in more detail the function of ‘the collective memory’ between their Misty Poetry and post-Misty Poetry and it reveals sharp dissimilarities.