洪奭周 原體散文의 담론생산자적 의미와 수사적 특성

Abstract

Suk-joo Hong(1774~1842) has written 5 won style proses, a series of prose that is written in archaic standard style. He introduces a new literary theory and philosophical discourse and the intellectuality is disclosed in the aesthetic of his proses; it makes his work different. Even though a large number of won style proses that mostly reflect the neo-confucianism theory or the political theory have been written intensively in the latter period of the Joseon Dynasty since the beginning, his work has still different colors. Although ‘the discourse of feeling in the poem’ that is disclosed in 「Wunsi」 is relevant to the poetic theory after the period of 「Book of Songs」, it is discussed earnestly in the latter period of the Joseon Dynasty. The poetics of Suk-joo Hong is acceptable in the new trend and atmosphere of poetics in the latter period of Joseon Dynasty that affirms the inner desire, feeling, and individuality of human and also affirms that traditional literary theory that treats‘literary as the container of truth’. His moderate conservative poetics is disclosed in his latter book of 「HakGangSanPil(鶴岡散筆)」 and the tendency of his writing works. Embracing the tradition and the new trend, his poetics gain meaning and worth in the history of literature to reflect main stream and context of poetics in the latter period of Joseon Dynasty. Regarding to ‘justification and practicality’ in 「Wunmyeong」, he writes about ethical behavior and successful living of intellectual class, emphasizing ‘practicality than justification’. Furthermore he also contains the process of ethical self-censorship with ‘referring the work of justification’ in his writing, finding the value and meaning in the discussion of practicality and justification. He follows the logical process and narrative method of original won style prose faithfully, searching the most proper causes and alternatives for the fundamental questions. The narrative method of won style prose effectively functions to derive the author’s individual idea, value, and discourse. Through 5 won style proses of Suk-joo Hong, his poetics and preference between justification and practicality are disclosed in repeated rhetorical expressions in the works, resonating with his traditional poetics to emphasize ‘conveying truth’. The ‘question-answer’ narrative increases the power of persuasion and unfolds the core thesis and subject. To enhance and intensify the subject that the author ultimately insists, he uses frequently ‘close question narrative’ while using expressions such as ‘someone says that’ to raise objection or reverse the discussed issues. The rhetorical expressions such as various ‘metaphors’ and ‘enumerations’ that are used in Suk-joo Hong’s won style proses increases the power of persuasion and also is meaningful as a great tool to be applied in the modern composition class.