The first significant modern theatre movement in Korea arose in the early 1920s. Modern Irish drama and its theatre movement has always been a major field of interest for the Korean intellectuals and dramatists who believed that it provided a model for the modern Korean theatre. The importation of Irish drama was systematically conducted by different groups from the Korean intellectuals in the 1920s and 1930s, during which period many of them published articles concerning Irish drama and the Irish theatre movement.
A famous Korean writer Hyo-Seok Lee(1907-1942) published an article titled 'A Research about John Millington Synge's Drama' in 1930, a compressed version of his BA degree essay in Monthly Dae-joong-gong-ron(Public Opinion). However, despite of his fame and popularity as a writer and material for academic research, this article has been forgotten and has remained unknown. Majority of Korean scholars concentrate on Lee's novel and essays while comparatively neglecting Lee's interest towards Irish drama.
The main areas of discussions are the followings. First, socio-cultural significance of Irish impact on Korean theatre will be discussed. Second, in the context of Irish influence on Korean drama, the main feature of Lee's viewpoint towards Synge will be examined in comparison with other politically oriented Korean essays.

1. 서론
  1-1. 연구목적과 연구동기
  1-2. 한국 잡지의 사회적 성격-학예민(學藝面)을 중심으로
  1-3. 한국 근대극 운동과 아일랜드 연극 : 수입의 배경
 2. 본론 - 이효석의 평문『죤 미링톤 씽그의 극연구』분석
  2-1. 향토색과 토속어 - 이효석이 파악한 싱 문학의 핵심
  2-2. '사실주의'라는 개념과 '진실주의'라는 조어(造語)
  2-3. 이효석의 작품세계에 끼친 싱의 영향
 3. 결론
 인용문헌
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• 장원재(숭실대) | Jang, Won-Jae