경서 학습·번역의 중요성과 방안

Abstract

These days, only Hangeul has been used in Korea rather than Chinese characters. Chinese writing that has been abandoned as being dead in Korean education is facing a more serious crisis. The context of classical Chinese was changed in all of the Chinese writings. Therefore, the best way to understand the context of Chinese writing is to read it in the same way as old people read. To understand Chinese writings, we have to understand the context first. However, as propositions may be omitted and the order of subjects and predicative terms may be inverted in it, it is hard to judge connectives, endings or interrogatives. In Joseon period, basic Chinese classics were determined as textbooks and were read in Korean language[토] to show standard answers everybody can share. In Chinese writings, Chinese classics were directly cited, or words or phrases were mixed in the context. However, a few mistakes were found in the present translation of Chinese writings. The Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics tried to make an annotation for every translation, but it was found that the annotation was repeated and it may be misread if the source of translation is not stated. It is surely suggested that basic classics should be faithfully translated as a base of references. For the translation of Chinese classics that will be used as a base for translation, both annotations by the Korean Corrections-Social Protection System and Yulgok annotation should be published and literal translation should be accompanied by free translation and annotations. different opinions between Lee Hwang and Yulgok and different theories between Yeongnam School and Giho School should be appended to minimize the possibility of misreading.