兪彦鎬 『燕石勝遊記』의 評點批評 연구

Abstract

This paper introduces Yeonseokseungyugi(燕石勝遊記), which consists of nine ‘Yugi’(遊記: travel essay) written by Yu Eon-ho(兪彦鎬, 1730-1796), to academia for the first time and reveals the distinct characteristic and aspect of pyeongjeom criticism(評點批評) exercised in it. The phenomenon analysis of specific pyeongjeom criticism was conducted based on the overview of the Yeonseokseungyugi, which is stored in the ancient literature reference library of Seoul National University. Yeonseokseungyugi consists of the same pyeongjeom criticism contained in Yeonseok(燕石), which is currently stored in the Jangseogak library. The unique pyeongjeom criticism presented in the two texts was conducted by Park Ji-won and Yu Han-joon, the two of Yu Eon-ho’s close friends as well as the writers who caused great turbulence to the literary world during the Chosun Dynasty period in the 18th century. The discussion in this paper can be considered as a preliminary study in an attempt to reveal the two writers’ critical demeanor and inclinations by generally understanding their pyeongjeom criticisms presented in Yeonseok. This paper first briefly summarizes the nine Yugi in Yeonseokseungyugi and examines the pyeongjeom criticism conducted in it, mainly focusing on ‘Kwonjeom’(圈點)(emphatic dots) and ‘Pyeong-eoh’(評語)(critical words and phrases). Subsequent to separate examinations of the pyeongjeom criticism tendency of Park Ji-won and Yu Han-joon based on the brief summaries of Yeonseokseungyugi and pyeongjeom criticism, the way the two writers understood the ‘nature depiction’ in Yu Eon-ho’s works was examined in two perspectives. One of the most noticeable elements from examining the criticism tendency of the two critics is the uniqueness of kwonjeom and pyeong-eoh criticism methods conducted by Park Ji-won, which isn’t found in the pyeongjeom criticism for Yeonseok. In addition, criticism about the internal characteristics of the text, which was one of the common pyeongjeom criticism methods, was rarely found in Park Ji-won’s works. Instead, he wrote pyeong-eoh by recording his emerging thoughts after reading Yu Eon-ho’s works. It can be said that this type of pyeong-eoh is distinct in the sense that it especially reflects the literary view of Park Ji-won. Park Ji-won and Yu Han-joon expressed their concurrences by using kwonjeom for the sections where the nature depiction in Yu Eon-ho’s Yugi was very close to reality. In the other way, they pointed out the sections which were considered clichés according to the general principles of Yugi using pyeong-eoh, finding a way to interact with the literary work. Actually, Pyeongjeom criticism for Yeonseokseungyugi was where the ‘nature stroll at home’(臥遊) for Park Ji-won and Yu Han-joon took place, using Yu Eon-ho’s Yugi as a tool. In conclusion, Yeonseokseungyugi was one of the Yugi which was circulated comparatively early in a pyeongjeom criticism format. Its place in the history of literature can be fathomed by considering the contribution it made in taking a part in changing the way people enjoyed Yugi during the late 18th century of the Chosun Dynasty. In summary, this paper is expected to broaden the history of pyeongjeom criticism in the late Chosun Dynasty period and assist in understanding the flow of the history of literature at the time where Yugi in the pyeongjeom criticism format was read and circulated.