만세보와 대한민보에 관한 고찰

Abstract

This thesis treats the Mansebo News and the Daehan People's News which were founded to rouse public opinion, searching for the opportunity to regain national sovereignty, during the period between a Treaty of Protection in 1905 and the Annexation of Korea to Japan in 1910. The Mansebo News was established in June 1906 as a Ch'ondogy0(Religion of the Heavenly Way) organ, introducing Occidental civilization to the people.Realizing the importance of modern education and education for women, for the enlightenment of Korean people, the newspaper aimed at the effectuation for its object. It also played a role of a bridge between the Old and the New Novels by printing serially "Tears of Blood" and "Sound of Soul", the first New Novels. On the other hand, the Daehan People's News was Published in August 1909 by Oh, Se-Chang, ex-president of the Mansebo News, as a mouthpiece of the Daehan Association, the meeting of the national elites. Emphatic about the necessity of the unifying the then split public opinion as a means of the most effective struggle against Japan, the newspaper took upon itself the mission of unifying national opinion, It also showed the appearance of the more advanced modern newspaper by inserting the first caricatures and illustrations of the Korean history. Though short-lived due to their character of organs of the nationalist groups, the above two newspapers may leave unforgettable marks on the earlier history of Korean newspaper.