이규보 碑誌類 산문의 일고찰

Abstract

A epitaph(碑誌類) is a prose form which has been popular from the early Koryo Dynasty Period, Lee Kyu-bo(李奎報) created 2 pieces of inscription of monument and 11 pieces of epitaph. A epitaph usually tends to list and praise the objective facts of a targeted figure. However, if given conditions are prosaically described according to the order of time, it would be forced to be lowly evaluated from the viewpoint of literature. In contrast to that, Lee Kyu-bo clearly perceived the strictness that a epitaph must be based on a fact, also perceiving technique of Sangrak(詳略) in which the characteristic aspect of a targeted figure is catched and the concentrated description of the catched portion is given. In this paper, the author, giving consideration to that point, analyzed his epitaphs, following results being able to be drawn. 5 pieces of Lee Kyu-bo's 11 epitaphs develops an introduction for the sake of argument. It is a general phenomenon to mix discussion and narration in a epitaph, but half of his epitaphs correspond to this, and this fact is related to the technique he usually used in argumental prose(論辨類). Lee Kyu-bo summarizes the theme through it, and also raised the organic unification of pieces of work by appropriately utilizing correspondence(照應). Also, he clearly brought figures into relief by catching and in detail describing certain aspects through detail and omission(詳略). Also, by classifying from pedigree to death into 11 items and explaining them, he pursued simplicity of narration. In the meantime, he felt sorry for the death of his son through a new form named Gwangmyeong(壙銘, a monument in a tomb) which has not been seen in the past. This Gwangmyeong, despite of short length, is almost equipped with elements to be essentially mentioned, especially the point that maximized the sorrow of a father who lost his child through an irony deserves to be highly praised.