김규동의 시에 나타난 백두산․두만강의 장소애 고찰 = A Study on the Topophilia(love of place) of Baekdu Mountain and Tuman River in Kim Gyu-dong's Poetry

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

For poet Kim Gyu-dong, Baekdu Mountain and Duman River are places where he was born and raised. Thus, Kim Gyu-dong considers the place where he first took root as his mother's arms and makes it a nourishment for his life. It is also recognized as the basis of the work. It is the ideal that you ultimately want to return to.
In this way, in the world of Kim Gyu-dong's poetry, Baekdu Mountain and Duman River are the foundation of the work and ultimately pursued world. Although it is an area where it is impossible to go freely due to the division of North and South Korea, the heart toward it has never disappeared. He constantly sang that he could not give up his hometown. Therefore, in Kim Gyu-dong's work, Baekdu Mountain and Duma River have historical significance beyond personal dimension.
Poet Kim Gyu-dong's song with Baekdu Mountain and Duman River in mind is to restore his lost subjectivity and overcome his sense of alienation in Placeless. It is another name for the materialism and selfish individualism of this capitalist society we are facing. The more we are sunk in the competition demanded by the capitalist system, the more we lose our subjectivity and become selfish. Another aspect of this is that poet Kim Gyu-dong's need for unification between the two Koreas, which he pursues with one mind, is gradually weakening.
In this situation, poet Kim Gyu-dong's longing for Baekdu Mountain and Duman River is significant because it is not only a fundamental reflection on the division of the two Koreas but also a way to overcome it. It is a fundamental reflection on the reality of forgetting or ignoring even the unification of our nation by being sunk into a selfish capitalist system. Baekdu Mountain and Duman River are foundation of life containing the souls of our people, and are the places where our people should ultimately recover. Kim Gyu-dong pursued its historicality concretely and consistently based on his experience.