한국 근대시인의 근대성 실천에 대한 연구 = A Study on the Practice of Modernity of Korean Modern Poets

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper aims to analyze the modernity practices of Korean modern poets during the Japanese Colonial Period. To this end, the concept of modernity is changed from the ideology understanding of ‘brain’ to the emotions and the experiences of 'mind' and ‘body'.
Thus, this paper specifically analyzes the creative worlds of three modern Korean poets: Im Hwa(임화), Jeong Jiyong(정지용), and Baek Seok(백석). First, in Im Hwa's “My Brother and the Fire” modernity as a ideology is understood through ‘brain’, depicting the subaltern life and perspectives of the future. Second, Jeong Jiyong, in “Nostalgia” depicted modernity and expressed experiences and emotions through ‘body’ and ‘mind’ by using the language of imagery and refined poetry to visualize modernity. Third, Baek Seok, in his “The Palwon: Collection of Westbound Poems 3” explained personal experiences and emotions through modernity ‘body’ and ‘mind’.
In conclusion, this paper reveals that during the Japanese Colonial Period, Korean poets practiced modernity in Korean modern literature with characteristics such as ‘cultural goods’, ‘pluralism’, and ‘literature as a racial movement’.