『청춘』의 ‘세계문학개관’ 저본에 대한 검토 (1) －최남선과 마쓰우라 마사야스(松浦政泰)-

Abstract

This article aims to provide the opportunity to supplement previous studies effectively by thorough basic investigation as well as to reaffirm the importance of ‘translation genealogy’research, as one of the precedent works regarding translation literature. For this purpose, “World Literature Overview” by ChoiNam-seon will be reviewed closely of which the original text has not been discussed properly so far.Choi Nam-seon was one of the leading figures to introduce modern knowledge and Western culture in the early 20th century by publishing various magazines. It was found out that the original text used to introduce “World Literature Overview” for five times in Cheongchoon (Youth) had based on the book by Matsura Masayasu in 1913. Since Matsura Masayasu and his works have never been examined in preceding Choi Nam-seon studies,his life and important activities have been examined along withgeneral research on his works. Also the general introduction of the writer and the book (Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables, Leo Tolstoy’s Resurrection, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Miguel de Cervantes’s Don Quixote, Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales) was first examined to understand how Choi Nam-seon, as the translator and editor, used the original text to introduce “World LiteratureOverview” to Korean readers in this series project.Our study could be the first step to inquire into whatcharacters and works had been Choi Nam-seon’s intellectualbackground considering various people interacting with him.Furthermore, it could cast a fresh light on existing studies as wellas broaden the scope of new study and Choi Nam-seon as a translator and his activities will be examined by reviewing his translation specifically. Our future study will include the comparative review on the original text of Matsura Masayasu and Choi Nam-seon’s translation, and the full consideration on biographies of twelve great men introduced in Cheongchoon(Youth), which were based on different works of MatsuraMasayasu. Later, the relationship between the biographies in Boys and works of Matsura Masayasu will be investigated in due order.These studies would suggest a new perspective on Choi Nam-seon studies and enable us to understand the translation of a digest of a book through further discussion.