開港 이후 동아시아 漢文네트워크에 대하여

Abstract

This paper sought to confirm the active operation of the classical Chinese literature network in the post-opening East Asia period as well, and to renew the classical Chinese academia's attention to this category. Generally, classical Chinese characters or literature is considered existing from the historical stage with the beginning of early modern times. However, after its opening to the world, East Asia saw its human exchanges becoming more active, allowing classical Chinese characters to be widely and usefully used as a communication means for the East Asian people. Classical Chinese literature played a significant role in the early modern times of East Asia. This paper examined the active use of classical Chinese characters as a communication means for East Asia after its opening to the world with the study focus on Hwang Zun-Xian's Serial Remorseful Person Poem, Gang Wi's Overseas Experience and the Imo Military Revolt-Period Meeting with Korean-Chinese Personnel, and Kim Yun-sik's Chinese network. These examinations were only part of the writer's study, but offered a look into the overview of the post-opening East Asia's classical Chinese network. The East-Asia classical Chinese literature network covered a wide range of regions and a variety of personnel, and deeply got involved in the then East-Asia history. The reason why the post-opening East-Asia's classical Chinese network was actively operated is based on the following two needs. First, there is a need to have a new understanding of East-Asia early modern times. Since the East-Asia early modern times have relationships not only with the West but also with the active internal communication through classical Chinese characters, which offers insights on the understanding and overcoming of East Asia's early modern times. Second, understanding of the network can contribute to establishment of the perspective of East Asia beyond one nation. The East-Asia classical Chinese network, given its data existence style or historical meaning, should not be handled with one-nation approach, and relevant studies will eventually result in the establishment of East Asia perspective.