樗庵 申宅權의 老吟詩 一考察

Abstract

Song Dynasty Liu kezhuang(劉克莊) built 10 works on the theme of old age. Since then, the writers of Joseon have also built a series of prototypes with the theme of old age. Here, we looked at the works of Shin Taek-kwon(申宅權), who wrote 55 consecutive poems on the theme of old age. Shin Taek-kwon continued to build these works at the age of 64, and it contains his review of his old age without yet serving as a government official until then. Shin Taek-kwon's works have a unique structure of '9→7→5→3→1→10→8→6→4→2'. This part is characteristic of the formal aspect. It is also characteristic that he created 11 works of himself and his body. These works started from lamentations about old age. In such a state, he recalled the difficult life of his youth and doubled the sorrow of old age. However, it did not stop at the lamentation of old age. By placing a positive view on the life of an old man with old age or maturity, he gave the value of existence to old age by himself. Furthermore, since aging is a natural reason, he consciously tried to accept it calmly. Finally, Shin Taek-kwon drew a self-portrait of old age while composing 11 works for himself and his body. These works also focus on lamenting about old age, and a conscious effort was made to accept it while calmly portraying such a life of old age. As such, Shin Taek-kwon's works contain a strong perception that cannot be defined as either one, crossing between change and unchanging. These works appear to have occurred in the complex situation of Shin Taek-kwon, who is aging without serving as a government official even at the age of 64.