[企劃論文] 영창서관 도서목록 수록 현대소설의 양상

Abstract

This article explored the publishing trend of the Yeongchang Bookstore based on the New Book List in 1930s. Among them, the purpose was to examine the characteristic aspects of works classified as ‘literary novels’. The New Book List can be seen as a selection of bestsellers or steady sellers who gained popularity among novels published by the Yeongchang Bookstore. The Yeongchang Bookstore is a publisher closely related to sixpence novels. The reason why actual works have not been confirmed among the publications of the Yeongchang Bookstore is related to the background of many unknown publications. In addition, various issues related to the publishing environment, such as authors, copyrights, and censorship, affected the spread and distribution of sixpence popular novels. It is also necessary to consider the relevance of the literary situation of the time, when the artistic identity of the sixpence popular novel was relatively not recognized. And the problem of confusion in the notation of author names is also revealed. This can be said to be a problem caused by the coexistence of modernity and premodernity in the creation and distribution process of sixpence popular novels. The copyright reached them, but the subject of protection was not the actual author. Most of the damage caused by copyright issues was concentrated on sixpence popular novels.