정현종 시와 장자철학

Abstract

The poetry of Chong Hyon-Jong reveals the trans-dualistic consciousness of the subject that removes the boundary and approaches others and the trance of the subject that puts down the sense of identity by denying fixedness. The purpose of this study is to verify the motive that drives the unique poetic world of Chong Hyon-Jong. The poetry writing principle of Chong Hyon-Jong has been studied in terms of communion with nature, physicality, and imagination, but there was a lack of explanation on the trans-dualistic subject that undergoes an infinite transition. To Chong Hyon-Jong, the specificity of the subject that flows as a poetic motive shares similarity with the philosophy of Zhuangzi. This study started out from the point of contact between the reason of Zhuangzi to communicate with others with an open mind and the poetry writing principle of Chong Hyon-Jong. The deep paradox that appears in the poetry of Chong Hyon-Jong represents the trans-dualistic reasoning, which demolishes the boundary of self and approaches others. The transcendental truth of paradox can be understood by abandoning the internal completed mind and pursuing an open mind. Since the subject changing to fit others refuses to be fixed, it enables the free transformation of things. The subject of open mind and transformation ends up losing oneself and gains fluidity. The subject of infinite transition frequently appears in the poetry of Chong Hyon-Jong, becoming a poetic principle to refuse a fixed sense of identity. Presentness is also an essential element in the poetry of Chong Hyon-Jong because all moments are temporary to the changing subject. The poetry of Chong Hyon-Jong has strong characteristics of proverbs. The transcendental paradox and infinite transition shown by his poetry are the traces of long agony suffered by the poet while accepting his fateful tragedy of having to deliver the inexpressible truth in words. This study examined the philosophical aspects of Zhuangzi exposed in the poetry of Chong Hyon-Jong based on the idea that one of the sages he met while sinking into the inner world was Zhuangzi.