17세기 동아시아 자전의 장편화 양상 연구

Abstract

This paper examines the Korean full-length autobiography in the 17th century in two aspects, the Lengthening of the existing type and the emergence of a new full-length autobiography, and considers its background and cause. And as a comparison, the full-length autobiography of contemporary Japan and China was also reviewed to derive similarities and differences between the three countries. The main discussion is summarized as follows. First, Korean full-length autobiographies in the 17th century can be divided into the Lengthening trend of the traditional autobiographical style of Self-written Epitaph (自撰墓誌) and Jaseo (自敍), and the emergence of new types of autobiographies such as Auto-Chronology (自撰年譜) and Pilgijaprok (筆記雜錄) style autobiographies. Second, there are three main reasons why Korean autobiographies became long in the 17th century. After the two wars of the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592 and The Manchu war of 1636, there is a literary background in which the form of factually recording the life and events of a person has been prevalent and various narratives have increased. In addition, the full-length autobiographer had a thorough and rigorous record consciousness while having abundant experience in recording people and history. In addition, realistic factors related to survival, such as Wars and Factional Strife (黨爭), worked in a complex way to influence the long stories of autobiographies. Third, full-length autobiographies appeared in earnest in Japan and China at the same time. In Japan, in the 17th century, a Chinese character autobiography appeared for the first time, and one or two full-length autobiography also appeared. However, because of the tradition of Essay with a long history, essay-type autobiographies of type of Hanwha (漢和) mixture were actively created. In the case of China, many full-length autobiographies, including Auto-Chronology (自撰年譜), have been created before the Ming Dynasty, and in the 17th century, different style full-length autobiographies appearing that are close to modern essays or biographical novels. Fourth, in East Asian full-length autobiographies in the 17th century, chronological descriptions are common, and autobiographies using the method of Pilgijaprok (筆記雜錄) style gradually appear. And in terms of content, there is a similar trend in the gradual increase in the number of works that describe individual experiences and thoughts. And in all three countries, War or political ordeal serves as a major creative background for full-length autobiographies. However, unlike Korea, where the main creative class was Sadaebu (士大夫) and politicians, Japan and China are divided into military men, scholars, exiles, refugees, hermits, and politicians, and there are works that focus only on individual lives, not public life. In addition, as the histories of autobiographies of the Three countries are different, the degree of change in autobiographies is also different, so many new types and writings have been attempted in Chinese full-length autobiographies with a relatively long history.