조선후기 역관 李容肅의 행적과 작품 개관

Abstract

Lee Yongsuk(1818- after 1890) was a translator in the late Chosŏn Dynasty. And this paper is a study on his main deeds, his companies and his literary works. Lee Yongsuk was born in a translator family. As a youngster, he learned from Lee Shangjeok(李尙迪, 1804-1865) who was a well-known translator in the Chosŏn. In this period, his poems reflected his daily life and showed a positive attitude towards life. In 1858, Lee Yongsuk compiled Genealogy of Chŏnju Lee Family(『全州李氏族譜』). In 1860s he played an intermediary role between the Qing literati and the Chosŏn literati. Lee Yongsuk also made friends with scholar-officials of the Chosŏn and Qing scholars. He was very active in the introduction of the Chosŏn literatis’ work to Qing, and he helped them to convey the letters to each other. Lee Yongsuk went to Beijing many times in this period. He wrote and replied poems not only to the scholar-officials of the Chosŏn on the way, but also to the Qing literati. In 1860s, he mainly wrote poems such as suchang poetry(酬唱詩) and association poetry(交遊詩) as the main. Lee Yongsuk developed from a translator to a diplomat in 1870s. He accumulated a wealth of experience and opened his eyes through long diplomatic activities, and then he gradually played a role in Foreign Affairs of the Chosŏn. He met the Vietnamese envoys in Beijing. They wrote poetry to each other, but un fortunately, I haven’t found Lee Yongsuk’s works about this meeting in this paper. From the latter half of the 1870s to early 1880s, he frequently went between the Chosŏn and Qing, he had also been to Japan two times. During this period, the relationship with Chosŏn, Qing and Japan was very complex because of diplomatic issues and international events. As one of the officials in charge of Foreign Affairs, Lee Yongsuk gave full play to his part in the historical stage.