1900년 전후 한국(인)과 폴란드·헝가리(인)의 상대 인식

Abstract

This research was conducted to enhance the understanding of the recognition between Koreans and Eastern Europeans around the turn of the 20th century. The major study limitation was the paucity of data, most of which was inclined to Poland. If further data were found in the future, the discussion presented here could be expanded. Many of the articles about Poland in the newspapers and magazines of the late Chosun suggested that Koreans should take a lesson from the example of Poland that was divided and ruled by Russia, Germany and Austria. However, the present writer's point of view is that Korea and Poland didn't fall because of the relationships between the countries or the ambition of the imperialists, but rather because of themselves. Europe's recognition of Korea since the 17th century was prejudiced and limited by lack of data, leading to serious mistakes. Eurocentrism considered Europe to be a civilized continent compared to Asia, America, and Africa, which were uncivilized continents. This kind of attitude was foundin many articles related to Korea, from the first ones written by Martino Martini and Hendrik Hamel. The few writings concerning Korea in Eastern Europe offered a different point of view to the ones mentioned above. This research has presented a discussion based on the writings of the Hungarian Baráthosi Balogh Benedek and the Polish Wacław Sieroszewski. Their different points of view were attributed to their close experiences of Korea.