어전(御前)이라는 공간과 상소의 수사학 - 「간축객서(諫逐客書)」와 「출사표(出師表)」를 중심으로

Abstract

In this article, I first reviewed the stylistics and theories of expostulation in ancient China to extract traditional resources from which we can construct the rhetoric of Sangso(上疏, the petition to the king). Next, I applied them to the <Ganchukgaegseo> by Lee Sa(李斯) and the <Chulsapyo(出師表)> by Je Gallyang(諸葛亮) to analyze their rhetorical strategies. I also reviewed the reasons why the <Ganchukgaegseo> and the <Chulsapyo> have been held in high regard as models of expostulation throughout history. In other words, I analyzed the rhetorical strategies of these two texts, noting that they have been regarded as representative great writings that exemplify the essence of writing aimed at persuading the monarch in the space of ‘the royal presence(御前)'. As a result, I found that they were basically trying to implement their goals of persuading the monarch and ensuring their own security by utilizing rhetorical strategies appropriate for writing in the space of the royal presence, such as 'reappropriation of the space of the royal presence', 'remediation of the problem', 'resetting of status', and 'focalization' etc.