西溪 朴世堂 文學의 연구－實質 지향성과 인식적 한계를 중심으로－

Abstract

Seogye's book, Sabyeonlok is the annotation on the six Confucian classics which provided the opposing party with a cause for accusing him of disturbing Confucianism with improper speech and behavior. Seogye made clear his purpose for indirectly criticizing the scholastic climate of the age under which only Zhuzi's doctrines were given overcredulity, and compiling the annotation of the six Confucian classics in his own interpretation. This academic attitude of Seogye's has to do with his tendency to prioritize substance over cause in his value judgement and the embodiment of his literary works. The attitude leaning toward essential logic and realistic rationality is strikingly represented in the reassessment of historical characters from the contemporary perspective or in the recognition of rapidly changing external reality. However, there appear discrepancy and conflicting aspects between the official stance and personal standpoint in Seogye's perceiving mainland China which turned into Ching. This can be evaluated as limitations of understanding in the sense that his outlook and philosophy that think highly of essence are not completely materialized in the literary works.