The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the aspect and logic of Korean modern letters-journalist. Specially, I wish to investigate inclination of the goods and anti-goods of modern literature. The period of this thesis is from 1917 to 1941. The ...
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the aspect and logic of Korean modern letters-journalist. Specially, I wish to investigate inclination of the goods and anti-goods of modern literature. The period of this thesis is from 1917 to 1941. The starting point of this thesis is due to Lee Gwang-Soo's activity of letters-journalist. The ending oint of this thesis is due to discontinuance of <Dongailbo>, <Joseonilbo>, <Moonjang> etc. <Literary Society> was founded in December 24, 1922. They resolved to meet on a regular basis and to publish the collections of writings. <Literary Society> published <The Renaissance> in April 1st, 1923. They held the meeting in December 9, 1924 but organization is disbanded at once. <Dong-A newspaper>, <Bright-East> paid manuscript fee primordially at that times. The issue of manuscript fee must be resolved in order to keep writers’ head above water. After 1923 <Dong-A newspaper>, <Bright-East> did not pay manuscript fee no longer. Hyun, Jin-geon started his literary activity at <The dawn of civilization>. And he entered <Jo-Seon newspaper> around November 1921. Hyun, Jin-geon published serially Turgenev’s <Pervaya lyubor>, <Rudin> of his own motive. These novels disclosed the original author and translator. The style of writing was Korean and Chinese mixed up style. After that he published serially his creating <Early morning fog> for about a month. At that time one side of <Jo-Seon newspaper> copied that of Japanese newspapers. The serials of one side were old type style and inactive. To fill up paper was difficult because of publishing company’s financial problems. The serialization of <Pervaya lyubor>, <Rudin> did not pass off by means of considering the awareness of literature. This thesis was to discover and introduce the pieces of literary work reported in Literary section in <Jo-Seon newspaper>, and to bring light on the status of its literary section. Literary section in <Jo-Seon newspaper> was first open on July 4, 1921 and lasted until on August 27 in the same year. The section was reported on the first page of <Jo-Seon newspaper>. The time when literary section was established was the moment <Jo-Seon newspaper> was returning to normal condition of running business after having twenty three times of prohibition of release and two times of suspension. The number of reported literary section was thirty eight, which included twenty one pieces of poem, three pieces of critique, one piece of travel essay, and one piece of essay. Thus, the total number of reported literary work was twenty six. Writers who participated in the section were as followed: Young-Roh Byun, Byuk Namgung, Uk Kim, Jong-Hwa Park, Sang-Soon Oh, Chun-Seok Oh, Chan-Young Kim and Jin-Gun Hyun. Writers of the literary section had already been approve by the literary circle. For this reason, the pieces reported in the literary section had a different character from their studies or submission before starting their liter며 career. In addition, the writers were the subject of the network and career activities among the writers who were not bound by literary coterie magazines. The most significant meaning of literary section was that the section with the same character did not exist in <Dong-A newspaper>, <Maeil newspaper> or <Jo-Seon newspaper> itself. To prove this point, relation between news media and literature in early 1920s was discussed. This thesis is tried to investigate the process and meaning of the establishment of the proletarian literature focus on Kim, Gi-Jin’s literary activity. Kim, Gi-Jin’s steps took a sorrowful walk and his gaze conformed to a certain standard at <Promenade Sentimental>, <The pilgrimage of tear> etc. Kim, Gi-Jin aroused change literary characteristic after he read Nakanishi Inoske's novel. Since then Kim, Gi-Jin insisted to bring down capitalism through means of socialism. The opinion of revolution sprang from the writing of Henri Barbusse and Aso Hisashi. Henceforward Kim, Gi-Jin insisted that the literature should be the weapon of revolution. After Kim, Gi-Jin published <Promenade Sentimental>, he released his writing each number at <GaeBeok>. And that was associated with the alteration of <GaeBeok>. In those days Kim, Gi-Jin joined the <Maeil newspaper> but he repented at heart that entrada. His insistence was associated with the denial of literary coterie magazine in 1920’. But Kim, Gi-Jin’s literature was also influenced by literary coterie magazine in 1920’. We must remember that <GaeBeok> also stemmed to negotiate with reality and theory to Kim, Gi-Jin.
This thesis is also tried to investigate Hyun, Jin-geon’ activity of the letters-journalist. Hyun, Jin-geon entered <Jo-Seon newspaper> around November 1921. He published serially <Pervaya lyubor>, <Rudin>, <Early morning fog> and <White hair>. At that time <Jo-Seon newspaper> felt difficulty to fill up paper because of publishing company’s financial problems. After Hyun, Jin-geon quitted <Jo-Seon newspaper>, he also worked as a journalist at <Dongmyeong> and <Si-dae newspaper>. Hyun, Jin-geon published only three works at the moment. After he quitted <Si-dae newspaper>, he worked as a journalist for one year at <Jo-Seon newspaper>. After that Hyun, Jin-geon entered <Dong-A newspaper> again. But in those days he was rarely making artwork. Hyun, Jin-geon published serially <The equator> at <Dong-A newspaper>, and the novel was involved in Hyun, Jeong-geon's death. Hyun, Jin-geon quitted <Dong-A newspaper> on 25th September 1936 beacause of Erasure of Japanese National Flag. Hyun, Jin-geon’ activity at these times shows the method of activity of the letters-journalist.