朝鮮朝 經筵에서 燕山君의 讀書歷에 관한 考察

Abstract

This research investigated the personal history of Yeonsan-gun's reading, who was known to be the roughest king, at the Gyeongyeon(經筵) in the Joseon Dynasty. It was thoroughly examined what and how he read while he was the Crown prince as well as the king, as documented in the Sillok. The reason for his absence at the Gyeongyeon, the responses from the government officials, the annual list of his reading materials, his reading habits, and the number of his attendances were also examined, Major findings are as the follows;Yeonsan-gun was not a man of learning, and lacked the interest and ability in reading even as the Crown Prince. During his reign, he attended the Gyeongyeon only 480 times, evidencing his indifference toward reading and learning. When he was dethroned, he did not finish reading even Gangmog(綱目) and Daehagyeonye(大學衍義), the only two books the Gyeongyeon had earlier recommended. It is evidenced that a king's lack of interests and ability in reading has an absolutely negative impact on his personalities and competences as well as the well-being of a nation.