해방 이후 일본어로 번역된 춘원 이광수 작품 = Works by Chunwon Lee Kwang-soo translated into Japanese during the post-liberation period

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This paper analyzes the reception patterns and historical context of Yi Kwang-su's works translated into Japanese since 1945. While Yi Kwang-su's works translated into Japanese can be broadly categorized by period into the late Japanese colonial era and the post-1945 era, this paper focuses its discussion on post-war Japan. In post-war Japan, a total of five volumes were translated, centering on full-length novels and biographies, including Mujung, Danjong Aesa, Yujung, Sejo, and Dosan Ahn Chang-ho. The most significant characteristic is that multiple Korean language learners collaborated on the translation under the guidance of a certified translator. This implies that, up until the 1990s, Yi Kwang-su's works were translated in Japan driven more by interest in the figure of Yi Kwang-su or the genre of historical novels than by literary historical evaluation.
　However, Mujong, translated by Hatano Setsuko in 2005, deserves attention for being translated by a researcher of Yi Kwang-su's literature. To study Mujong, Hatano intensively researched Yi Kwang-su's early thought and literature, and translated the work based on the results of that research. Unlike other works by Yi Kwang-su, parts translated through textual criticism also stand out. This process is an essential step that must be taken when accepting Korean literature, including that of Yi Kwang-su, as foreign literature; it was only with the translation of Mujong that Yi Kwang-su finally became established in Japan as a work of foreign literature.