치원(巵園) 황상(黃裳)의 영물시 검토 -『치원유고(巵園遺稿)』 수록 작품을 대상으로-

Abstract

Hwang Sang’s Posthumous Writings of Ch’iwŏn (巵園遺稿, Ch’iwŏn yugo) contains twenty-eight odes on nineteen topics. Until now, most of Hwang’s writings studied were those concerning the disciples of Chŏng Yakyong and Kim Chŏnghŭi, or his social or commoner poems written in the manner of Chŏng. However, his odes (詠物詩, yŏngmulsi) are also worthy of study. As the genre frequently employs allegory, the poems clearly indicate Hwang’s inner world. This study examines two aspects of Hwang’s odes, the first of which is the portrayal and contemplation of nature or objects. Following this, the study observes the themes of his odes based on how they express the properties of the subjects they focus on. Here one finds that this done in two ways: nature is portrayed as a companion of rural life, or depicted as subjects overcoming their circumstances. In regards to the first method, gardenias, bamboo, tangerine trees, and birds stimulate Hwang’s peaceful retirement; gardenias in particular symbolize the poet’s way of life, and simultaneously are a companion of the narrator and their alter ego. As for the second aspect, poems depicting a swallow, rooster, or cow are often the subjects of overcoming hardship. These animals often overlap with the image of the poet himself, while they also appear as the suffering commoners in his social poems. Like Chŏng, who mainly took Chosŏn’s landscapes and social realities as poetic themes, Hwang also addressed social realities through the subjects of nature and objects. In other words, Hwang’s odes were influenced by Chŏng. However, these poems also give us insight into Hwang’s poetic world.