『천재 시인 김삿갓의 문학적 유산』에 수록된 김삿갓 한시

Abstract

Most of the currently known Sino-Korean poetry by Gim Sat-gat[김삿갓, 金笠] are from oral traditions. Gim's works were collected and organized in earnest by Li Eung-su[李應洙] during the Japanese colonial period. The achievements were recorded in three collections of poetry edited by Li, and the studies on Gim so far have been mainly focused on the achievements of Li. Later, as Gim gained popularity, new works of Gim were discovered one after another. Among them, Literary Heritage of Genius Poet Gim Sat-gat, published in 1992, contains the most new materials. Nevertheless, these materials has not been noticed for review so far. Because there were overlaps with the existing materials, and because there were too many typos and missing letters, it was difficult to determine the authenticity and correct the mistakes. Despite its problems and limits as a material, “Heritage” is characterized as an achievement made through reports on a nationwide scale, unlike Li's collections. Therefore, in order to prepare the original text of Gim's works in the future, it is necessary to review the works contained in “Heritage”. It is the purpose of this article to consider Gim’s works introduced for the first time in “Heritage”, especially that show the characteristics of Gim’s literature. Gim is famous for his unprecedented poems that intentionally destroyed the formality of poetry, as well as the yukdampungwol[肉談風月] created by mixing Korean language with Chinese language in a single poem. Many of these works are included in the “Heritage”. In addition, it is worth reviewing works that show outstanding interest in the social situation and people’s life, works that reveal humor and satire from social criticism and a sense of affection, and works that reveal a new perception of surrounding objects.