김수영의 ‘언어’ 인식에 관한 존재론적 고찰 : 하이데거(M. Heidegger)의 중 · 후기 예술론과의 접점과 거리

Abstract

This study explores the ontological aspects contained in Kim Su－young’s view on language, referring to the middle and latter part of Heidegger’s theory of art. Kim had a keen sense of controversy about contemporary Korean society from beginning to late, and he also tried to approach it with respect to the problems of the art in view of the problems of reality. Heidegger’s theory of art would have been part of his reference in finding out the essence of poetry. Therefore, this article focused on ‘Language’ and identified the ontological aspect of Kim’s literature as follows. First, Kim showed his sympathy for Heidegger’s ‘the Language of Existence’ from a relatively early stage. According to his perspectives, a being who runs the everyday world has forgotten the essence of existence in that it turns ‘language’ into a means of communication or an instrument of expression. In this situation, Kim used the language of existence, which reveals the nature of his existence, as an indicator of his poetic language. Next, Kim tried to pursue a ‘powerful’ peace that can overcome the existing reality while overcoming extremes of content and form, artistic value and reality. Through the middle part of Heidegger’s theory of art, he was able to explore the possibility of language changing the reality of those days while approaching the essence of the work. In addition, Kim tried to give up his desire to open the existing world through the latter part of Heidegger’s theory of art and leave it there. For him, the moment that existence itself came with its own voice was like ‘salvation’. Therefore, Kim’s ontological exploration can be seen as an attempt to fundamentally look at the problems of contemporary Korean society and to transform the contradictions of the reality.