外交詩의 範疇와 갈래에 대하여 - 『東文選』 所載 作品을 中心으로 -

Abstract

Diplomatic verses are not low in their status as a diplomatic material because it is significant as a criterion to judge cultural merits in international relationship and its role in promoting mutual relationship between envoys for the positive development of diplomatic ties. Therefore, top poets were involved in diplomacy much as the best civil ministers were called to draw up official documents. I tried to classify diplomatic verses still unclassified into clear categories by focusing on poetic creation according to various diplomatic situations and using traditional terms. The findings are as follows: Only the activities performed with the other country's king or government officials by order of the king are recognized as diplomatic ones. Diplomatic verses in such categories are classified into four kinds and exceptional verses are put into an extra category. The categories are as follows. First, poetry of an envoy's diplomatic tour poetry(verses written by an envoy on the way to a foreign country). Second, farewell poetry(verses for dispatching diplomatic representatives to a foreign country). Third, reception poetry(verses for receiving foreign envoys). Fourth, sending poetry(verses for sending foreign envoys). And fifth, exceptional one. Diplomatic missions include itineraries home and abroad in addition to sending and receiving envoys. In case of the diplomatic relationship with China, those taking official examinations in China from other countries and Chinese officials not performing diplomatic activities are excluded from diplomatic verses. In case of the diplomatic ties with Japan, Buddhist monks were chief diplomatic envoys. Japanese Buddhist monks had two purposes when they entered Korea. One was pure pursuit of truth and religious companionship and the other was diplomatic mission. Only the latter is recognized as diplomatic verses.