조선후기, 변려문 율격 논의와 실천에 대한 연구 -율격 규칙의 탐색을 위하여-

Abstract

Despite earlier accomplishments in reconstructing the metrics of parallel prose by examining well-known works, the voices of Joseon writers who discussed “proper” meters and practiced their thoughts in their works remained unheard. Accordingly, this study discusses the metrical thought and practices of Nam Yongik, Jeong Yakyong, Hong Gilgu, Gwak Jongseok, and Jang Seokyeong. We start by reviewing debates on “the proper meter.” Writers shared the conviction that the contemporary metrics of parallel prose had been simplified, but their reactions to it varied. Some thought that there was an “original correct form,” while others considered that metrics may and should differ according to the purpose of each. Next, we reconstruct their understanding of metrical rules by comparing those examples they gave as “metrically fine” and “metrically loose.” Lastly, we analyze the meters of their works by applying the metrical rules reconstructed from their discussions and examples. Unlike earlier studies, this directly examines the discussions by writers of late Joseon. Though some of these discussions have been examined, the details of each were not fully discussed, nor have the relationships among these discussions been studied before. It is hoped that this study will contribute to a fuller understanding of the prosody of parallel prose in the late Joseon period.