「月先軒十六景歌」의 江湖 공간과 시적 형상화의 의미

Abstract

This study analyzed the river and lake space observed in Wolseonheonsipyukgyeongga, a Gasa - a classic poem in Chosun dynasty - written by Shin Gye-yeong, a literatus in the 17th century. The views of spring, summer, autumn and winter that the poet sees from Wolseonheon are continuous and open. Nature is described as an aesthetic object and beautiful scenery, and daily life is also mixed with it unaffectedly. In addition, the space is a place that realizes the poet’s ideal of homecoming. In the space that embodies the yearning, the poet in his old age resolves conflicts in real life. Here, the ethical meaning of nature is weakened, and the poet’s tension with the realities of life is appeased by his thanks for the king’s grace. The poet’s attitude as such holds the identity of a conservative literatus from previous generations. On the contrary, the poem avoids the cyclic logic of the four seasons and emphasizes time and space of personal experience, and this provides a clue to the transformation of literati’s poems in the 17th century.