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The comparison research on Xiyu Huang’s and Jinfa Li’s poetry -focusing on symbolism poetry and grotesque aesthetic

  • Chunwon Research journal
  • Abbr : Chunwon Research journal
  • 2019, (14), pp.69-103
  • DOI : 10.31809/crj.2019.04.14.69
  • Publisher : Chunwon Research Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature
  • Received : March 15, 2019
  • Accepted : April 30, 2019
  • Published : April 30, 2019

PEI XIANMEI 1

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ABSTRACT

The comparison research on Xiyu Huang’s and Jinfa Li’s poetry -focusing on symbolism poetry and grotesque aesthetic PEI XIANMEI This essay takes the representative poets of symbolism Xiyu Huang and Jinfa Li living in early 20th century China and Korea as research subjects. By accepting the influence of French symbolism, they both frequently adopt singular and grotesque images when composing poetry. Through which, they intend to reflect some kind of anxiety and despair in reality, and even have tried to take ugliness as beauty. In this regard of expression, they share great similarity. The expression form of grotesque has implanted novelty to the aesthetics of both countries modern poetry. It is a true reflection of eager for new poetry. By the images of ‘vicious’ and ‘ugly’, a true reality filled with despair and decadent has been vividly depicted. This type of expression has played a significant part in the creation and development of China and Korea modern free poetry. This essay also illustrates the research on the way how do they refuse a world of despair. Xiyu Huang believes in salvation, for him, ‘lover’ is the one who guides him to the salvation space. The subject of the poetry appeared in his poem has been described as crying spell ‘weak soul’ and who has shown the exchanging of ‘lover’ image in the ruins-like space. In a world filled with thanatos, the poet’s soul has formed a kind of nervous relationship via the imager of lover and pursue eros. While Jinfa Li does not believe in salvation, instead he admires death. For him, life is a tragedy show without any other option and death is a perfect ending of the tragedy. For him, the life of an object is an constitutional part of the rise and fall of the world, and human being is an insignificant tiny part of the world. The massive narration on death represents a true significance and value of his own life and reflects the dissatisfaction toward the world and the despair. Key words: symbolism, grotesque, ugly, despair, salvation

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