<關東別曲>의 형상화와 鄭澈의 신선의식

Abstract

In Gwandong-byeolgok, a literary work of gasa, the writer Jeong, Cheol regards himself as a hermit, which is the core of the theme. And the composition and expression of the work is focused on the figuration of the theme. The central axis of the work's composition is the realization of the concept of himself as a hermit. And it shows two aspects. One is the process in which the writer deducts and realizes the concept—that is, pursuing the four hermits in the Shilla period and going after their whereabouts. The other is the materialization of the result of the process—that is, the meeting of the four hermits, the confirmation of his identity as an exiled hermit from the heaven, and the new stage after this confirmation. The secondary element of the work’s composition is the description of beautiful sceneries such as Mt. Geumgang(金剛山), Pavillion Mangyang(望洋亭) and so on. In addition, the writer occasionally uses as peripheral motifs the episodes such as the position and consciousness of a governor and thanks to and longing for the King. The writer successfully materialize the realization of the concept of himself as a hermit, the theme of the work, by employing various ways of expression. Especially at the ending part of the work the writer expresses excellently the results of the realization of the concept.