고산 윤선도의 시에 관한 생태학적 접근 — 「山中新曲」의 <五友歌>와 <漫興>을 중심으로 —

Abstract

Gosan Yoon Seon-Do as a poet of the mid-17th century of the Joseon Period sung about a balanced life between humans and nature. Expanding the breadth of the perspective with which he viewed nature, he specifically described his freedom to transcend our perceptions of nature and reality in his poetry. Gosan's poetry depicted a life where people had done well before nature was destroyed using an ecological imagination. The poet sung about a life style where people follow the principles of nature faithfully through his imagination. His literary base was derived from frustration about real politics and the problem of exiles. He created a lot of beautiful poetry which sung about nature at that time. “Ouga” and “Manhong”, examples of his poetry, objectified nature by contrasting his life and ideas with natural things. Gosan definitely showed his views on the world, that is, his sentimentalities and perceptions of nature in Sanjungsingok. As “Ouga” is recorded in the Korean language and is easy to sing, it has been much loved by many people. “Ouga” feels nature itself as a live creature by giving a unique voice to microorganisms. He made nature an object and projected his feelings into it. Today, environmental pollution caused by waste carelessly abandoned is threatening us. It is necessary to seek a means to deal with environmental pollution through the way of thinking that our ancestors intended and to live together with nature. It is thought that as environmental pollution returns to humans, all people should make an effort to solve environmental problems and have an awareness of them. It is thought that we are getting closer to nature as we are studying ‘ecological literature’ to pursue a harmonious life between humans and nature.