「노인가」에 나타난 ‘늙음’의 형상화와 의미 지향

Abstract

‘Aging’ is an irresistible fact that no one can stop and avoid. Even though he knew that it was an inevitable meritorious deed by human power, he constantly refused, denied, and resisted old age. In literary works, human perceptions and attitudes toward old age are well revealed. In this paper, the works of lyrics dealing with old age are defined as ‘The work of lamenting aging[歎老界 歌辭]', and first, we looked at how all the characteristics of Aging are stated through its representative the 「Noinga」(老人歌). The 「Noinga」 showed the response and perception of Aging through the shaping of old age. It can be seen that the negative shape of Aging tends to emphasize its negativity in contrast to the healthy and beautiful appearance of youth. Next, through comparison with the 「Baekbalga」(白髮歌) the perception, response, and emotion of old age that appeared in the 「Noinga」(老人歌) were combined to examine what the ultimate meaning was. In both works, the speaker, who used to have uncontrolled pleasures in his youth, now becomes an old and shabby old man, recounts his story. However, distinct differences were revealed in the narrative, such as the appearance of speakers and nested speakers, the attitude of recalling the pleasures of youth at the headquarters, and the thematic presentation to listeners in the association. Through this, it was confirmed that the 「Noinga」(老人歌) was a work that denied old age and affirmed youth amid the trend of commercial consumption culture during the modern transition period when the medieval order was dismantled and the trend of entertainment and entertainment was popular.