신흠 시조의 이중 구조와 그 의미지향

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present the dual structure and the meaning of Sinheum's Sijo. Shinheum, one of great writers in Choseon Dynasty, composed 30 pieces of sijo work. All of those are handed down not in his private anthology but in various song books. Of many different song books, <Bangongsiyeo放翁詩餘> in 『Cheongguyeongeon(珍本靑丘永言)』 has possibility of the original text. The creation time of this text is presumed in 1613 which was implicated in the handling of major crimes and Shinheum was exiled to Gimpo area. The structure of his works shows dual forms, an external and an internal structure. An external structure is that the reaction of recognition subject against reality is based on confrontation. The works in this structure show two tendencies. One is the form of denying the world of confucian actuality affirming the world of taoistic transcendency and the other is the form of affirming both of them. This means the writer tried to overcome absurd society with a taoistic transcendency and had an interest about confucian actuality as well. On the other hand, an internal structure is that each pieces are ordered systematically by the writer's view of things. The works in this structure are divided into two tendencies, the opposing system of ‘the Subject-the Object'’ and trigonal system of ‘the Subject-the Object-a Concept’'. The former is found from works expressing transcendental will on the actual and shows materialistic awareness, romantic character, the maximization of lyricism. The latter is found from works expressing the deep interest about confucian actuality and shows historical awareness, realistic character. The dual structure of Shinheum's sijo reveals ‘the realism professing transcendence' as the meaning of text. His works show the tendency which denies superficially the participation of the actual but has substantially an eye on it in the early of an exile, aspires to take part in the actual in the middle period, and finally shows taoistic transcendental will in both of ways, superficially and substantially. This phenomenon is meaningful in the ways the writer's personal situation of exile and the changing period established relations with each other.