고종 시기 학계와 문단의 동향― 南社 同人의 懷人詩를 중심으로

Abstract

This study researched and analyzed the activities, writings, friendships, and careers in the public office of the group Namsa(南社), a poetry society of the late Joseon period. And its members to take a comprehensive view of the academic and literary trends during the reign of King Gojong. Namsa was a relatively large group of intellectuals who shared certain political opinions and literary traits and was gradually divided into three steps of changes. Namsa, which was mainly led by members from the prestigious Soron families, was maintained for a relatively long period. Members of Namsa criticized the Noron groups which dominated important government posts and became government officials in practical departments who supported the open-door policy as well as the enlightenment policy. This study focused on analyzing the hoeinsi, poems on a person whom the writer misses, which the members enjoyed writing. This paper analyzed the hoeinsi of major Namsa members, such as Lee Geon-chang, Jeong Man-jo, Oh Han-eung, Hwang Hyun and Lee Jung-ha and found that while their hoeinsi express the poets' tastes and the friendship between the members, they also show the poets' patriotism. This was more evident in the poems written before and after Joseon lost its sovereignty, as the members were divided into anti-Japanese and pro-Japanese groups, and the poems, which lauded the friendship and tastes and humanity among the members, turned into poems on mourning, memories, and resentment. This study further found that the hoeinsi were generally written by the anti-Japanese members. This study shed light on Namsa as a significant intellectual and literary group during the reign of King Gojong, and highlighted the establishment, division, activities, and works of the group members, and thus aimed to contribute to the understanding of the academic and literary trends during this period.