天命論의 등장과 道文一致의 문학 사상

Abstract

In this article I investigate the major theme of literary thoughts through the late Koryo dynasty to the early Yi dynasty. Destiny is the major theme from person to the state. At first glance, as there were too many of accidents during those days so the theory of destiny must flourished. But the theory of destiny, especially the theory of Heaven's command is the character of Far Eastern Asian thought. It was generated from the late Chin dynasty. But what I'm concerned about in this article is the correlative anthropocosmology which this theory is based. There were many of intellectuals who devoted his life to investigating this theme. At some sense this theme is the major theme through the Medieval Age of Far East Asia. From the early Confucians to the neo-Confucians most of them investigate the norm and the meaning of this theme. In Korea in the middle of Koryo dynasty the thought of this theme became profound religious thought. Many of Koryo and Yi neo-Confucians investigate this theme. Through the ruin and the foundation of a state the confucians need the prime mover of human history. And they thought that the literature would in some sense the symbols of this prime mover. First of all the intellectuals must realize the symbols of Heaven's sign according to the political affairs. There must many of signs from sky to the earth. So the intellectuals must be able to read the signs. Second the intellectuals must express the Heaven's will through the literary works. They might decorate the heaven's will or might issue the heaven's warning to the king. These two ways were related together. And these were also the literary intellectuals works. So theory of destiny, especially the theory of Heaven's command became the cosmology of neo- Confucians and also the literary thought. In this point this is the characteristics of the theory of destiny and the special period of the late Koryo and the early Chosun dynasty.