규범성과 계층성 -관각문학을 통해 본 성종대 왕실문화의 정립 과정

Abstract

Assuming that the process of establishing royal culture under King Seongjong's reign is related to the intention to strengthen royal authority, this study analyzed the admonish role of Gwan-gak literature and the way of writing skills. King Seongjong tried to increase his authority by newly establishing discipline within the royal family due to the special process of succession to the throne. In response, the officials put the brakes on King Seongjong's method of managing state affairs, which emphasizes hierarchicality, by embracing royal culture as an area of public opinion. The process of confrontation and coordination is well contained in Gwan-gak literature. First, in the early days of the regime, the royal members such as the queen strictly prohibited from participating in politics and showed their willingness to comply with norms by following exemplary examples. So, the officials expressed their expectations and admiration for the regime in their writings. However, King Seongjong tried to raise the hierarchy of his own lineage by promoting his biological father to king. The officials strongly protested on the basis of the ritual injustice. Accordingly, the writers of Gwan-gak literature disciplined King Seongjong by indirectly evoking the normative nature that the royal family should maintain as an example of a general family. Second, when Changgyeong Palace(昌慶宮) was completed, King Seongjong was suffering from internal feuds caused by eunuchs. He complained about the opposition of the officials with the hierarchical advantage of the king, and instead chose to solve this problem indirectly. Accordingly, Kim Jong-jik(金宗直), who received the royal order, wrote a direct and strict warning against eunuchs. However, behind it, it can be seen that the king, the top of the hierarchical order, contained a message of vigilance that requires complete control of royal members. Third, the officials presented the norms of behavior that he should show in the private domain, targeting wages, which is the center point of normativity and hierarchy. The writers of 「Hwanchwijeonggi(環翠亭記)」 respected the realistic position of the king to a certain extent. And at the same time, they insinuated the king to hold his heart firm even in a private space where tensions were eased. The writers of Gwan-gak Literature were well aware of the sensitive nature of King Seongjong, which was shown in the process of establishing royal culture. Thus, it showed the voice of self-purification that delicately achieved their political purpose of advising the king as a moral norm.