This paper examines the relationship between “boundaries” and “distance” in Muramatsu Takeshi’s long poem Chōsen Kaikyō (The Korea Strait). Muramatsu was born and raised in colonial Korea and repatriated to Japan after the Second World War. In the poem, geographical boundaries such as rivers, seas, shores, and bridges are connected with distances involving memory, language, time, and death. Focusing on the speaker, “boku” (“I”), this paper examines how distance remains even when boundaries are crossed. In Chapter Five, “boku” has “crossed over from the other shore,” yet the distance from the other side does not disappear. In Chapter Eight, distance emerges between “boku” and “kimi” (“you”) through language, while Chapter Eleven presents the speaker as “unable to finish crossing.” In Chapter Thirteen, he attempts to bring a dead soldier back but cannot, and ultimately “sees him off.” These representations suggest that distance in Chōsen Kaikyō is not simply an obstacle to be overcome. Rather, the poem depicts “boku” as a subject who recognizes boundaries and confronts the “other side” without eliminating the distance.
한국일본언어문화학회 [Japanese Language & Culture Association of Korea]
설립연도
2001
분야
인문학>일본어와문학
소개
본 학회는 일본어학 및 일본문학은 물론, 일본의 정치, 경제, 문화, 사회 등의 일본학 전반에 걸친 연구 및 일본의 언어, 문화를 매체로 한 한국과의 비교 연구를 대상으로 하고 있다. 본 학회는 회원들에게 연구 발표 및 정보 교환의 기회를 부여하고 나아가 한국에서의 바람직한 일본 연구 자세를 확립하는 것을 주된 목표로 하고 있다.