북한에서의 이찬 시의 정치적 대응과 변모양상

Abstract

This study was to review the characteristics of poetry of Lee Chan and the changes in his poems, who was called ‘Revolutionary Poet’ in the field of North Korean Literature and Art. Right after Independence, North Korean Literature and Art made great efforts to make ‘Kim Il Sung Suryeong’ an idol in literature to enforce the governing system with the various actions to establish a socialist government. The land reform became a major subject of the literature works, as it was the base of the new government. The independence strengthened the relationship between North Korea and Soviet Union and poems praising the alliance of two countries were written. Additionally, field participating poems encouraging the labors emerged dramatically with the new era. In 1950, North Korean literature was reformed to War-time Literature rapidly with the outbreak of Korean War. It focused on criticism against Imperialism of America and the overthrow of Lee Seung Man’s Government. At the same time many revolution optimistic poems were written to infuse the confidence in and hope for victory. Besides, idolization of war heroes became a major task of the literature. After war, North Korea tried to reconstruct the land which became ruins because of war with all its might. Cheollima Movement became a major subject of the literature in Restoring Construction Period. The idolization of heroes who participate in Cheollima Movement became the central subject of the poems of Lee Chan. Lee Chan is a representative political and system advocating poet who has adapted himself to the political reality from the establishment of North Korean Government to its stabilization period. He is a poet who serves for the establishment and the enforcement of North Korean Government, and for the ideology and the governing system.