19세기 전반 서유영의 新興寺 행적과 詩交

Abstract

This article traces Seo Yoo-young's deeds and poetry in Sinheungsa in the 19th century by analyzing 21 poems of him, Hong Han-ju, and Lee Seung-won. First, I proved the place and period of the poem. Sinheungsa is Heungcheonsa located near Jeongneung in Donam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Seo Yoo-young first visited here in the late spring of 1839, began temple reading for about three months from late spring to late summer in the same year, and revisited here in the 50s and enjoyed the last tour. I analyzed Seo Yoo-young's activities and emotions shown in poem. In the first tour, the excitement of tourists appeared, and Shinheungsa was a clean area with Buddhist mysteries. During the temple reading period, as separated from friends, the feeling of wonder changed to longing, and Sinheungsa became a lonely exile. In the last tour, the same peaceful joy returned, because he was with his friends. The criterion for such emotional change was whether to accompany friends. Sinheungsa was an ecstatic paradise with friends, and a desolate exile without friends. This change contrasts with Hong Han-joo and Lee Seung-won’s consistent wonder. Sinheungsa poem shows Seo Yoo-young’s friendship. The friends at this time means someone who can discuss poetry equally. Therefore, Sinheungsa poem can be defined as a record of poetry, friends, and paradise. The achievements of this article are as follows: first, it was possible to supplement Seo Yoo-young's life in the studying period, which was not sufficiently identified in previous studies. Second, we could get a glimpse of the strong friendship of literature club in the early 19th century, in Seoul. Third, by restoring the scene of Sinheungsa that appeared in the poem, Sinheungsa could be invited to the realm of Korean literature.