한일 기행문학의 감성 사유와 글쓰기

Abstract

This study examines how female travelers' experience, communication, and writing were appreciated, by focusing on travel essays in Korea and Japan, Dongmyeong Ilgi (circa 1769) authored by Yuidang(1727~1823) and Sarashina Niki (circa 1060) by Sugawarano Takasue Musume(1008~?). The summary of the findings is as follows: First, the two works were the first travelogues of female authors written respectively in Hangeul and Kana, the vernacular alphabets of each country. Although several centuries apart, both authors traveled to places related to the work of their families in a male-centered society and admired destinations with exquisite natural scenery. Second, we can get a glimpse of the emotions of the two women's writings in line with their desire to travel during the Joseon and Heian periods, respectively, when male-dominated ideologies were firmly in place. They both share the passion for travel: Uiyudang expressed the longing for the natural scenery; Takase Musume recounted her longing for the places of ancient poetry and the passion to see scenic natural spots. However, Dongmyeong Ilgi portrays the natural scenery as it is and delicately and vividly describes the joy of Uiyudang. In this regard, her perception on the nature realistic and not ideological. Sarashina Niki takes on a descriptive attitude while conscious of Utamakura, the place of appreciating old songs or the land of poetry, which can be said to be a tradition of Japanese travel literature. Even if they may not be exactly the same as depicted in the songs, it would be meaningful if you could visit those places and enjoy the atmosphere of the song. Third, as they both had to travel because of their families, they naturally remind themselves of things related to their families during the trip. As women torn between the norms and the deviation form them, both of them managed to document their experiences during, while betraying their family history.