Abstract

This thesis is based on investigating the effect of Ellen Key's thoughts in modern Korean, and Japanese literature. Modern Korean, and Japanese literature found the vision of 'Modern Self' and 'Social Revolution' in Ellen Key's thoughts. In addition, some Korean writer had written novel that was based on Ellen Key's thoughts. It is interesting that Such Novel has form 'Bildungsroman'. Ellen Key's thoughts is essentially Eugenics of motherhood and discourse of European romantic love. But her thoughts was changed into the simple discourse of romantic love in 1920's Korea and Japan. Because in that time, Korean and Japanese writer was interested in Modern european custom of love, marriage, equality between man and women, freedom of Self. That is the reason why Ellen Key's thoughts was not fully accommodated in 1920's Korea and Japan. Through the investigation of Ellen Key's thoughts, We can find the characteristic aspects in modern Korean and Japanese literature.