김종삼 시의 시제와 주체의 상관성 연구 ― 「園丁」 ․ 「背音」 ․ 「風景」을 중심으로

Abstract

This study explored correlations between tense and subject, focused on Kim Jong-sam's poems of Gardner(1953), Background Sound(196) and Landscape(1982). The study found that in those three poems spanning thirty years, Kim Jong-sam had consistently used representation method in which tense were utilized in a subtle way and the poet's subjective intervention and sentiments were reserved. This worked as a cause of why his poetry world was appraised as that of 'aesthetics without contents', silence and blank. Analysis of Gardner(1953), Background Sound(196) and Landscape(1982) demonstrated that such was the results of his elaborately intended language above all. Silence, as a way of existence where clouds, a child and death exist, is a background sound from which meaning of infinite eternity and purity comes from. The background sound is implicitly space of void and death where eternity of clouds and pure world of the child appear, as well as space of blank papers on which the poet writes pure poetry. Through that hill and silence of blank paper, the poet pursues eternity and pure world of clouds, a child and death. As such, language of Kim Jong-sam’s poetry is not the casual result, but the outcome of intentional poetic effects and subject through his consistent use of representation method in which tense were utilized in a subtle way, and the poet’s subjective intervention and sentiments were reserved. And it is the source of aesthetics of his poetry world called ‘aesthetics without contents’, silence and blank. Kim Jong-sam’s poems, which complete death of poetic subject through description and subtle use of tense, are pure poetry where the language alludes existence itself and exists independently and purely to be generated.