@article{ART002268218},
author={Song, Ki-seob},
title={The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2017},
number={102},
pages={229-255},
doi={10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229}
TY - JOUR
AU - Song, Ki-seob
TI - The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2017
VL - null
IS - 102
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 229
EP - 255
SN - 1229-1730
AB - Yi Sang is a problematic author in Korea. He is problematic not just because of the abstruseness of his works, but because of the depth of his thought, which makes him a theorist and a philosopher. “Darkroom of a Map,” one of his novels, reflects this aspect vividly. It involves his discernment about life and the world which make it not just a fictional narration. They are based on modern urban civilization established in short period. “Darkroom of a Map” is abstruse, making studies on it mainly focus on deciphering the words and the statements in it. Despite all the studies, the meaning of many parts of the novel still remains veiled. The story could be summarized in simple texts: ‘He’ got out of his room, wandered the city, come back to his room, and got asleep. Nonetheless, the events are not reproduced in literary conventions. It imparts the thoughts about the events. The thoughts are made in a way of cartography. The thoughts include consideration about the time. Yi Sang recognize humans as esse of time. “Darkroom of a Map” is a novel of time-recognizing. It is the means of introspection. ‘I’ exist in specific time, not being constant, which implies there is no essential ego. The alter egos appearing in this novel could be other aspects of ‘I’. The alter egos comes from ‘outside’ Blanchot noticed. The alter egos from outside have meanings only in flow of time. ‘I’ become a stranger who is a mere form of expression. “Darkroom of a Map” of Yi Sang is an adventure of thoughts. A map connotes thoughts of repetition and renewal. The adventurous thoughts are confined to a darkroom, restricted by time. ‘He’ faces his alter egos with the form of time, the means of encountering strangers. Alter egos are located outside as well as strangers. He ascertain his identity, relating with the outside. It is possible only inside the time.
KW - Yi Sang;thought;“Darkroom of a Map;” the form of time;outside;literary conventions;identity
DO - 10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
ER -
Song, Ki-seob. (2017). The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”. Korean Language & Literature, 102, 229-255.
Song, Ki-seob. 2017, "The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”", Korean Language & Literature, no.102, pp.229-255. Available from: doi:10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
Song, Ki-seob "The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”" Korean Language & Literature 102 pp.229-255 (2017) : 229.
Song, Ki-seob. The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”. 2017; 102 : 229-255. Available from: doi:10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
Song, Ki-seob. "The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”" Korean Language & Literature no.102(2017) : 229-255.doi: 10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
Song, Ki-seob. The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”. Korean Language & Literature, 102, 229-255. doi: 10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
Song, Ki-seob. The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”. Korean Language & Literature. 2017; 102 229-255. doi: 10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
Song, Ki-seob. The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”. 2017; 102 : 229-255. Available from: doi:10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
Song, Ki-seob. "The Form of Time and Thought from Outside - About “Darkroom of a Map”" Korean Language & Literature no.102(2017) : 229-255.doi: 10.21793/koreall.2017.102.229
