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Intertextuality in Korean Literature in Manchuria (1940) : An Analysis of Sim Yeonsu’s Travel and School Excursion Essays

  • Journal of Manchurian Studies
  • Abbr : 만주연구
  • 2020, (30), pp.245~279
  • DOI : 10.22888/mcsa..30.202010.245
  • Publisher : The Manchurian Studies Association
  • Research Area : Social Science > Area Studies > East Asia > China
  • Received : September 18, 2020
  • Accepted : October 19, 2020
  • Published : October 31, 2020

Jo Yunjeong 1

1한국과학기술원

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This study deals with literary works of Simyeonsu, including his travel essays, the Sijo (時調) diary from his school trip (May 5-22, 1940). He published a series of travel essays in Manseonilbo based on three travel essays and Mujeokbo (無跡步), a compilation of sixty-seven handwritten poems. These works provide information on school trips and emotional attachment to place through travel. Through his works, readers can understand the migration and the emotional impact of Simyeonsu’s first steps on Joseon land. This paper analyzed the intertextuality among Simyeonsu’s works. It focuses on the gap between Manchuria’s educational ideal and students’ internalization of their educational experiences through essay writing. Using a cross-comparison of Simyeonsu’s handwritten manuscript and newspaper serial text, this study showed how censorship during Japanese imperialism affected his writing. Simyeonsu’s journeys elicited his emotions that fueled his writing, rewriting, and genre changes, but also led to moments of writing inactivity. He thus diversified his space for writing with contributions to Manseonilbo. During late Japanese imperialism, officials propagandized the spirit of five races under one union(五族協和) and the realm of peace and prosperity(王道樂土) to the Joseon people living in Manchuria. Simyeonsu’s writing revealed the difficulties of internalizing these ideas. His writings related to, and while on, school excursions also elucidate practical limits to Japan’s educational plans, which expose Joseon students’ inabilities to accept these ideas while living in Manchuria.

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