朝鮮後期 南人系 科體詩集 『近藝雋選』 硏究

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the time, intention and the purpose of publishing of GeunYeJunSeon(『近藝雋選』), compiled in the 18th century when poetry for the civil examination prevailed. The first GeunYeJunSeon(『近藝雋選』) was compiled by GwonSeong(1736~?) before 1771. There are approximately seven types of extant 『GeunYeJunSeon』 and they are all copied works and not originals. Among them, a version of Korea University, which was transcribed after 1774, is valuable in that it contains various information ranging from passing of the examination to the lineage of successful applicants for the civil examination. Since most of the works in GeunYeJunSeon(『近藝雋選』) were written when applicants were not able to pass the exam, this book does not belong to collections of poetry masterpieces compiled for the civil examination. However, since those works cannot be seen in the previous collection of poetry masterpieces for the civil examination, it is significant in that it provides a glimpse of the learning process and the criteria for evaluation of poetry for the civil examination. In addition, the compiler and selected writers of the GeunYeJunSeon(『近藝雋選』) are all from Namin pedigree, and the time of compiling this book is intertwined with their political success. Considering these points, it can be said that the GeunYeJunSeon(『近藝雋選』) is a result of showing the ability of Namin pedigree or the intention to highlight their underprivileged condition. Moreover, since there is no extant book of poetry for the civil examination of Namin pedigree, this book can be used to estimate their literary activities before an offshoot of Namin took place in the 1780s.