安錫儆이 제안한 『大東詩選』의 選詩 기준과 選詩의 實際

Abstract

This paper examines the poetry selection standards and poetry selection reality as reflected in Daedong Siseon[大東詩選] edited by Min Baeksun and references the criteria and actual selections in a discussion of the poetic historical significance of Daedong Siseon. The poetry selection criteria Ahn Seok-kyung [安錫儆] proposed and the actual selection of poetry can be summarized as follows. First, selecting works with a variety of styles is necessary to avoid being limited to 溫柔敦厚. Based on this criterion, even if the channel of personal emotions is somewhat far from 溫柔敦厚, works that portray true emotions were actively selected. Second, we must select poems that originate from the 道心and conform to the principles [理]. Following this criterion, a large number of works that connect the 天理of the scene before one's eyes and embody the intellectual excitement expressed therein were selected. Third, in the interest of diversity, we should depart from the Chinese people's taste for Tang poetry [唐詩] and also select poems from the Song style [宋風] that our predecessors revered. According to this criterion, in addition to Tang Feng’s [唐風] sentimental poems, a number of Song Feng’s [宋風] poems that theoretically embody spiritual awakening and philosophical contemplation were also selected. Fourth, we should not be limited to a single formality; rather, we should choose a variety of areas in which the writer has demonstrated skill. Based on this criterion, we avoided selecting works strictly based on Tang Feng’s [唐風] retro style in favor of selecting works that best reveal the author’s true character and personality in various ways. Fifth, works that express loyalty should be selected. Based on this criterion, a number of works that express strong loyalty to the Ming dynasty and clearly demonstrate Joseon writers’strong spirits were selected. Daedong Siseonwas planned and compiled to showcase Joseon’s cultural capabilities by presenting Chinese intellectuals with the essence of poetry in the late Joseon dynasty. This collection of poems confirms the direction and reality of the reform of poetry in the late Joseon dynasty, and it is therefore a valuable work that must be studied continuously.