김수영 시의 리듬 연구

Abstract

This paper is a study on the rhythm consciousness in Kim Soo-young’s poetry, as a preliminary work to identify the rhythm of his poetry. In particular, it is intended to clarify that ‘speed’ is the main gateway to understanding the modernity of rhythm consciousness in his poetry. To put it simply, ‘speed’ in his poetry appears in three major layers. First, ‘speed’ is the main characteristic of the reality of the time that represents the uniqueness of Korean society in the 1950s and 1960s. Second, ‘speed’ reveals the energy and direction of his poetic thought. It explains how the two vectors of ‘freedom’ and ‘sorrow’ can coexist. Third, ‘speed’ is a major indicator of the aesthetic value of his poetic speech. In general the repetition and segmentation of lines in poetry accelerates or decelerates the speed of reality and thoughts. This change in speed is what weaves the unique texture and stream of the rhythm of his poetry.
 To clarify this, in chapter 2, Kim Soo-young’s perception and attitude toward ‘the speed of civilization’ will be compared with that of Kim Ki-rim. In chapter 3, I will examine the unique view of time inherent in ‘speed’ and clarify that it is in contact with ‘Time of Kairos’. In chapter 4, I will confirm that the difference in tempo according to the length of the execution is the main index to measure the ‘speed’ of poetic speech. The contribution of his poetry to the development of modern poetry is not small in that the critical consciousness of the world and the self is expressed in everyday language and achieves an outstanding aesthetic achievement. In this context, it can be said that the ‘speed’ he tried to realize in free verse and prose poetry diverges the new archetype of modern Korean poetry.