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The anthropo-geography which is being actively conducted has its significance as the criticism and alternative of modern social theory. A place is the spot where a relationships with others is formed and the base where men live their lives. In addition, it also forms the conditions of existence and imprints meaning. A place is formed as a meaning limited to the subjects that have certain experiences in life. A deep meaning may be obtained through long-term and steady emotional exchanges. This study investigated the feelings about a place, including topophilia and topophobia that are felt through a particular place in Oh Jang Hwan's poetry. First, the theory of space and place-ness was reviewed to look into the aspects of topophilia and topophobia in Oh Jang Hwan's poetry. The subject of topophilia in Oh Jang Hwan's poetry is the archetypal space that calls in the sense of security to home. The place-lessness appearing in Oh Jang Hwan's poetry may be found in the poems such as <Hyangsoo> or <Bukbangeui Gil>. The area where Oh Jang Hwan's poetry assumes different aspects from other poetry applying the theory of place-ness is that the poems that have disgust for a place can be found. This study explored the dark side and savagery of the city appearing in Oh Jang Hwan's poetry by considering a 'city' as the subject for which topophobia is felt. Of the works of many poets who worked in the 1930s, Oh Jang Hwan's poetry particularly assumes the aspect of various transformations. In addition to the poems by Oh Jang Hwan cited in this study, the poems like <Sooboo>, a long poem, and 『Bulgeun-gi』, a collection of poems, are considered as the texts that are appropriate to study place-ness, and the study for the insufficiently investigated parts will be deferred until the next study.

space, place, identity of place, topophillia, topophobia