西陂 柳僖 賦에 드러나는 내면세계 고찰

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze the inner world expressed in Seo Pa Yu Hui(西陂 柳僖)'s fu(賦) works. Although Yu Hui wrote fu works more than anyone else in 18-19th century, his fu works haven't been studied. So I want to study on his Fu works. Yu Hui wrote 25 pieces of fu works for his whole life. He wrote the fu works for the several reasons. First, he wrote them to expose his capability on literature. And he also wrote them to show off his knowledge. The forms of his fu works were various, for example, fu(賦), kefu(科賦), gufu(古賦), lǜfu(律賦) and paifu(俳賦). These various forms of Yu Hui's fu works exposed his distinct literary abilities. Futhermore, Yu Hui expressed his emotion in his fu works. So, Yu Hui's fu works are very important in Korean literary history. Yu Hui expressed his emotion in his fu works, as follows. First, he expressed his desire to retire to hermitage in the mountain and to be content amid poverty. Second, he described the pressure of poverty that his went through. Also, he wrote on the painful life of the poor in his fu works. In 19th century, the poor of Korean suffered a severe pain because of the exploitation by government officials. Yu hui exposed the pain of the poor and criticized the government officials, through his fu works. Finally, Yu hui expressed the sorrow for his ill fate. He lived in obscurity all through his life. So he bemoaned the fact that no one gave him a chance. Futhermore, he blamed God. On this wise, Yu hui expressed his thought and emotion in his fu works. So fu works by Yu hui are thought to have great literary value, in Korean traditional literature.