南圃 金萬英의 散文 연구

Abstract

Nampo (南圃) Kim Man-yeoung (金萬英) has been spotlighted as a Neo-Confucianist in academia. In order to attempt to examine Kim Man-yeoung’s literature beyond the limitations of existing researchs, this paper first focused on his prose. As a result, the following three characteristics were largely captured. First of all, Kim Man-yeoung had an identity as a ruralist to such an extent that he claimed to be a scholar who studies and a farmer. To express this identity, he created a form of prose called ‘Self-narrative’. In these works, he partially revealed for his life and goal different from the world by setting questions and answers between virtual characters he had made. In addition, through composition and development similar to Tao Yuan-Ming (陶淵明)’s 「Wuliuxiansheng-zhuan (五柳先生傳)」, the joy of being a ruralist and Zhuangzi (莊子)’s worldview were revealed. He also found a motif in the prose of Han Yu, borrowed Han Yu’s prose development methods and rhetoric, but fused his own philosophical perspective of life. He created a unique sense of aesthetics by expressing subjects that would otherwise be serious and banal, such as ‘self-sufficiency (self-sufficiency)’ or ‘seek truth (求道)’ as a rather light comedy. Finally, the diverse application of the Personal Process prose is also a characteristic of the prose. They personified pear, plum, and heart, respectively, and showed completely different writing styles depending on the style. The prose works examined in this paper represent the literary aspect of Kim Man-young. The theme consciousness of these works may eventually be close to the character of a Neo-Confucianist, but his literary temperament played a role in expressing the subject. This unique expression of a universal subject is clearly the literary achievement of Kim Man-yeoung’s prose.