<봉래악부>의 성격과 신헌조의 작품 세계

Abstract

Shin Heonjo, who published an Gajip(anthology) entitled <Bongraeakbu> containing 25 works of his, is a Sijo writer of late Chosun dynasty. The existence of his works and related anthologies has been brought to light to a large extent by previous studies. It is now required, however, to analyze his works elaborately to evaluate them in terms of the author's consciousness, and to investigate the characteristics of the anthologies to establish his stature as an editor. In this respect, <Bongraeakbu> and Shin Heonjo's works contained in it are examined in this paper. Given the contents of the works contained in it, <Bongraeakbu> seems to be an anthology that Shin Heonjo published by compiling his works only while he was in service as the governor of Gangwon province. There is a trace of musical considerations in that works were arranged in five lines, which is the structure of Gagok-chang, and that Pyeongsijo and Saseolsijo were separated. Chinese and Korean characters were used in parallel in the works and no record related to edition, e.g., the preface of the anthology, has been found. Some of the works were contained in other anthologies as well, which indicates that his works were enjoyed widely. On the whole his works can be divided into two different classes. One class is composed of the majority of his works in which his circumstance and consciousness as a Sadaebu are reflected. These works seems to reflect the aspect of the time when he was in service as an official. The other class consists of a smaller number of works that exhibit personal impressions and the aspect of elegance. In particular, some of his works encapsulated the sexuality blatantly, which is attributed to the trend of the concurrent works. In summary, Shin Heonjo may be regarded both as an active Sijo writer and as an anthology editor.