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Methods of Current Succession and Popularization of Classics by publishing essay books

  • The Research of the Korean Classic
  • 2023, (63), pp.5-38
  • Publisher : The Research Of The Korean Classic
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature > Korean classic prose
  • Received : September 20, 2023
  • Accepted : November 2, 2023
  • Published : November 30, 2023

Gwang-Su Yu 1

1연세대학교

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ABSTRACT

The reason for inheriting classics today is because classics are valuable. There has been a great endeavor to inherit classics today, and it will be continued in many different methods. This article specifically examined the methods of spreading classics through publishing of essay books. Through this, it was confirmed that the value of classics is the nature of literature itself. So, we should be able to write an classic novel itself. Nevertheless publication has its own commercial viability. Therefore, it was clarified that the inheritance of classics should aim for inclusive extension by embracing ourselves and everything around that classics had. We must be focused that classic’s totality more than unessential things such as what is real, what is more valuable and what should we do, or what we would do. Naturally what is important that explanation of classic is needed, learn a lesson through the text are good, intellectual play is inevitable inevitable and so on. But how and what classic novels had been is more important than. Thus, the inheritance of classics should be accomplished with the effort to find genuineness of ourselves and the true value of classics in addition to the studies of our classics’ authenticity and endeavor to inherit them. Finally we should listen to what classics said. Since this is the proper function of literature and the meaning of its existence.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.