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World of Kim Gyo-seon's Critiques

Myoungpyo Choi 1

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Kim Gyo-seon is a critice who came from North Korea during the Korean War. After the ceasefire, he served as professor of the Department of Korean Literature of Joseon National University. His works were culminated with two reviews of literature by restoring the literary critiques in the Jeonbuk region where it experienced chaotic state after the War. However, studies on him have largely been succinct and minimal. Therefore, this article is conducted on his critique world with the following outcome. First, Kim Gyo-seon adopted critical methodology in new criticism as a professor. Thanks to this effort, he sustained practical critique with the focus on interpreting the works rather than the theory-oriented critique. Due to his influence, those critiques from Jeonbuk National University have continued the tradition of placing great effort in detailed reading of work products. Second, Kim Gyo-seon placed importance of appreciation in entire phases to fully understand the literature works. His appreciation theory was the reactionary movement on the critiques at the time when reading of the works was neglected as the sector was fallen into the theories of the western sector. The sophisticated reading of works that he emphasized was misunderstood for impressive critique, but it refrained from the comprehensive understanding by intuition that it is reasonable to consider as an aesthetic approach. Third, Kim Gyo-seon sought for the literary origin for the insecure perception settled in the basis of pragmatism that was popular after the War. Lee Sang Who was chosen as the subject was able to take his place as the pioneer that commenced the anxiety literature of Korea because it is attributable to his endeavors. It was expanded at later days in psychological novel, conceptual novel or the like with deepening critical depth. And, forth, Kim Gyo-seon rendered utmost encouragement for authors from Jeonbuk. He broadly introduced the works of local authors with his critiques in a way of helping them to set themselves firmly in the literary circle.

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