전주류씨 함벽당 종가 간찰의 내용과 성격

Abstract

In traditional society, Ganchal(Letters) is an interesting means of communication that can convey one’s intention to another by text, and it is an interesting data that vividly shows the life of an individual or daily life and contains the emotions of the sender. Since the ganchal was a medium for delivering news in writing without meeting in person in various human relationships, it had to be used in a form of consideration and courtesy to the other person. The ganchal was specifically exchanged between parents, brothers, family relatives, and friends, but even in difficult relationships, such as in-laws, and there are rare letters written in Korean that women want to convey. The most common content in the inspection is to convey congratulatory and consolation news to the funeral, wedding ceremony, which happens to everyone, such as small daily lives, funeral and weddings. There is also an explanation of how they dealt with natural disasters such as infectious diseases, drought, and famine that were popular at that time. Furthermore, there is a letter to discuss profound academic content. The ganchal was to tell stories that should be met and shared instead of writing, so more polite manners were needed than when they were faced in person. This paper examined the contents of the Hambyeokdang family, which had been preserved for a long time, and examined the nature of the ganchal in traditional society. The ganchal is meaningful in that it gives important implications for how everyday events that happened in tra- ditional society were handled and what meaning it has.