열 가지 自號를 통해 살펴본 영조 노년의 삶과 의식세계

Abstract

In this paper, ten self-alias names(自號) that are frequently used as titles and materials in Yeongjouhjecheop(英祖御製帖) written by King Yeongjo in his old age were studied. Thus, while reviewing ten self-alias names-related works, I explored the meaning of each self-alias names and the background in which the self-alias names was built, and looked into the life and consciousness of King Yeongjo's old age. Among the Yeongjouhjecheop, there are many works dealing with retrospective, reflection, and inquiry into one's existence. These characteristics can also be confirmed through his various self-alias names that appear throughout the work. Yeongjo refers to himself by various alias names(號) depending on the situation and psychology in his old age. These self-alias names represent Yeongjo's position by acting as the subject or assistant of his work as his ego and alter ego. As they repeatedly appear in Yeongjouhjecheop, there are ten self-alias names that can give meaning. These ten self-alias names can be largely divided into the present point of view and the past point of view. First, Gang-gae ong(慷慨翁), Goo-cha ong(苟且翁), Myeong-yeon ong(冥然翁), Ji-taeng ong(支撑翁), Ja-tan ong(自歎翁) are often called together as reflecting the uncomfortable psychological and health conditions of present King Yeongjo's old age. The first reason why King Yeongjo frequently used these five self-alias names in old age was because of dissatisfaction and anxiety caused by mental and physical aging in old age, and the second was to express strong dissatisfaction and criticism of the world that only encourages Geon-gongtang(建功湯) to be taken and follows current public opinion. Next, Il-han ong(日閑翁), Yang-seong juin(養性主人), Yuk-o geosa(六吾居士), Ja-seong ong(自醒翁), Ju-in ong(主人翁), which are the five self-alias names of the past. These self-alias names that reflect the values that King Yeongjo write during his time as crown prince or has pursued since the past, and have been cherished throughout his life. These five self-alias names show that Yeongjo kept beautiful memories with his parents in his youth until his later years and tried to correct his mind and spirit that shake according to changes of the world without losing his will as a young man. This can be understood as overcoming and responding to the uncomfortable and gloomy reality in old age. The self-alias names in the Yeongjouhjecheop examined in this paper are important indicators to understand King Yeongjo's life and consciousness as a whole, and indicate that King Yeongjo had a firm perception of himself by the end of his life. In addition, some of these self-alias names contain life and emotions as an individual other than the king, which is meaningful in that it allows us to look at King Yeongjo's personal history and microscopic history.