송사 기우만의 시세계 고찰

Abstract

Ki W oo-man is a writer a n d Con fucian Scholar i n the a ge o f en lighten men t in Korea. His grandfather was Ki Jung-jin, Nosa, who was a great Confucian Scholar. He had the thought of drive out a perverse religion, and participated in the anti-Japanese movement. He thought that it is a tool deliberded Do(道). And he believed that the literature shows personality, the phases of the times, so Ki Woo-man’s view of literature emphasised on utilitarian value. His Poetry described the phases of the times when he lived, which was dark image. He thought that Chosun was controled by barbaric outlander and criticize persons of enlightenment party severely, because they colluded with the Japanese or Western foreigners. He expressed his frustration and abase himself in his poetry. He defined himself a man uncapacitated-incompetent classical scholar, and frankly confessed it. Meanwhile he pointedly emphasized that young man had to learn Confucianism and resist temptation of western study, Western thought which was called sinhakmoon(新學問). It’s important that he depicted his times and criticized reality even if passively criticize.