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@article{ART002445991},
author={KIM MIJI},
title={‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2019},
volume={76},
number={1},
pages={237-273},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237}

TY - JOUR
AU - KIM MIJI
TI - ‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2019
VL - 76
IS - 1
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 237
EP - 273
SN - 1598-3021
AB - Celebrating a centenary or hundredth anniversary is a familiar event in modern times but it has no more than one hundred years of history in Korea. This study examines the beginning of the centennial celebration event (especially of modern writers) and focuses on the relationship between the concept of the ‘literary giant’ in the modern sense and in the form of a centenary. In the beginning of the 20th century, the word ‘literary giant 文豪’ was used only for western writers, especially of 19th century. This is because they were regarded as the most proper role models for Korean modern literature. Therefore numerous names of western writers and news of their centenary appeared in modern Korean media in the 1920s. Around the 1930s, the centenary of a writer appeared as a kind of cultural project, as can be seen in the newspaper special issues for the centenaries of Tolstoy, Goethe etc. From the mid 1930s, a tendency of recall Korean traditional thinkers appeared, represented by the name ‘Joseonhak’ (朝鮮學). Scholars and the media started to commemorate the birthdays or death dates of intellectuals. Jung Yakyong (Dasan) was a typical example. Following the centenary of Dasan, the issue of recollection and reinterpretation of traditional features or ideas emerged. In what sense and context that the revival of tradition could be justified was a controversial issue. As a result, the project and experiment of the centenary was a process of sorts in which the idea of modern literature and the relationship between modern and tradition was questioned.
KW - Modern Literature;Acceptance of Western Literature;the Group of Scholars on Foreign Literature;Modern Media;Literary Giants;Centenary;Tolstoy;Goethe;Hugo;Dasan (Jung Yakyong)
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237
ER -

KIM MIJI. (2019). ‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 76(1), 237-273.

KIM MIJI. 2019, "‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.76, no.1 pp.237-273. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237

KIM MIJI "‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 76.1 pp.237-273 (2019) : 237.

KIM MIJI. ‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century. 2019; 76(1), 237-273. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237

KIM MIJI. "‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 76, no.1 (2019) : 237-273.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237

KIM MIJI. ‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 76(1), 237-273. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237

KIM MIJI. ‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2019; 76(1) 237-273. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237

KIM MIJI. ‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century. 2019; 76(1), 237-273. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237

KIM MIJI. "‘Centenary of Literary Giants’ in the Field of Korean Modern Literature in the First Half of the 20th Century" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 76, no.1 (2019) : 237-273.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.76.1.201902.237