청담 이중환 생애의 재조명

Abstract

This paper revisited the life of Yi Chung-hwan. While Yi is well known as the author of Taekriji and as a talented poet in the early eighteenth century, not many studies have focused on his life as well as his literary and academic world, due to the lack of a collection of his works and research materials. For this paper, this researcher thus collected the dispersed materials and excavated new materials, including the letters written by Yi. This study analyzed the collected materials and newly found information on Yi’s family tree, personal connections, and major activities and events in his life. This study, in particular, focused on Yi’s literary works, which have rarely been discussed so far, and investigated the existing works by Yi and the works of other writers on Yi’s work to shed light on his activities as a member of the Baekryeon Poetry Society (白蓮詩社) and his works. Moreover, this study identified Yi Chung-hwan’s motive of writing Taekriji by analyzing his academic tendencies with respect to the study of statecraft. This study was conducted to deepen the understanding of Yi Chung-hwan’s life, and literary and academic works.