慶州 月城·蚊川 題詠詩 硏究

Abstract

This is a study on the poems about Weolseong and Muncheon in Kyungju. Weolseong is a famous place where royal palace was located from the beginning and the end of Shilla kingdom. And, its name originated from Balweolseong, which means half-moon shaped castle, and kings of Shilla kingdom lived in the palace. King Talhae lived in this blessed royal place. Just like its shape, half moon, Banweol was always a place standing for hope. However, seeing Weolseong, poets since then sang poems of dreary ruins and pain of losing country. Even, they sang elegy and funeral songs. Banweolseong is the oldest work written by Yi In-lo and had influenced a lot on the poets of Chosun dynasty. Making most of many old stories, he wrote poems on vanity of life and sadness of losing country. Jo wi recognized Kyungju as land of tomb and land of death, and delivered condolence for Shilla kingdom with a glass of liquor and a sad requiem. These sadness and sorrowful tone are common features expressed in the poems of other poets who sang of Banweolseong. Muncheon has ditches around Weolseong and is the closest river. Muncheon was a large river enough to pass over Hyungsan river for big-sized ships that transports goods for taxation. Therefore, Muncheon was not a simple river but a center, geographically and culturally. Weoljeonggyo bridge, and Iljeonggyo bridge in Muncheon were connected to outer world. Additionally, Muncheon is one of 8 spectacular scenes of Shilla kingdom, Muncheondosa. The river water flows, and sand accumulates. Muncheon written by Kim Siseup associated the surrender of king Gyeong-sun with natural flow of water. The poem, Bulgae written by Kim Geuk-gi expressed people praying on June 15th every year, washing their hair in June, and suggested that Weoljeonggyo bridge not be a simple bridge but a beautiful building-style bridge. Poems that sang of Muncheon are various in contents, compared with poems that sang of Banweolseong. Not only elegies on the defeat of Shilla kingdom but also admiration on brilliant Shilla culture, the locality and the continuity of Bulgae, and the outstanding artistic value of Weoljeonggyo bridge and the general features of the bridge are sung. These poems are very beneficial for the people since Shilla kingdom surveying the recognition and ideas about Shilla culture.