중종 연간 대명외교와 『황화집』 간행의 정치적 성격 - 관각문인의 문학과 외교 활동을 중심으로 -

Abstract

In this paper, the political aspect of Hwanghwajip (皇華集) was studied by examining how political and diplomatic policies of both Ming (明) China and Joseon Korea influenced each other, with focus on Korea’s receiving Chinese envoys during the period of King Jungjong (中宗). In the early 16th century, there were a change of emperor in the Ming Dynasty while Joseon was suffering political turmoil characterized by the rise and fall of the literary officials. That was reviewed in this paper from various angles. And the significance of Hwanghwajip publication during the period was also analyzed in depth. In this period, Hwanghwajip was compiled three times and the amount was thus very large compared to the editions published in other periods. Hwanghwajip was made with political purposes and intentions from the beginning as it was an anthology of poems to be presented to Ming envoys. The era of King Jungjong was a period in which conflict between various political forces became more intense than any other era, and thus literary officials of that time could not predict their future in the repeated political conflicts. However, due to King Jungjong’s intention to put diplomacy toward Ming as the top priority, officials of literary talents were able to maintain their political life in the diplomatic realm, receiving Chinese envoys with their excellent writing skills. As such, literary exchanges with Chinese envoys and the publication of Hwanghwajip were of utmost importance to them. The essential character of Hwanghwajip as a diplomatic and political documentary was most fully embodied in its edition published during this period.