19세기 후반~20세기 초반 ‘세도정치기’ 역사 인식

Abstract

This thesis examines the narratives of the history of the Sunjo(純祖)~ Chuljong(哲宗)’s reign appearing in the history books of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. From the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the history of the first half of the 19th century of Joseon began to be considered ‘Sedo Politics(勢道政治)’ Period. In the late 19th~early 20th century history books, there is no case of Sunjo(純祖)~Chuljong(哲宗)’s reign being dealt with alone. This period is explained as a part of General History of Korea or as a pre-history of the political history of the Gojong(高宗) reign. The historical perception of this period was not formed based on the historical records of the first half of the 19th century, but rather the negative view of history created in the few books such as Geunsejoseonjeonggam(近世朝鮮政鑑) and Hansagyeong(韓史綮) was reproduced. Although these books had many errors due to lack of information and biased views, they were handed down from generation to generation without verification. This perception of the history of the ‘Sedo Politics(勢道政治)’ was based on the reflective concerns of historians who tried to find the cause of colonization in the politics of Sunjo(純祖)~Chuljong(哲宗)’s reign. However, such reflective concerns eventually led to an active selection of historical narratives, and this chosen historical perception continued to have an impact even after liberation from colonial rule.