<酒老園擊壤歌>의 구조와 의미

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the structure and overall meaning of the work <Jurowongyeogyangga> by Chohwang. We summarize the following based on the discussion so far. 1. The prologue of <Jurowongyeogyangga> consists of three equally meaningful paragraphs. We showed that the first paragraph sings of the speaker's determination to live in retirement as a part of nature, and that the second paragraph expands the motif of choosing that retirement, while the last paragraph expounds on the speaker's life inside nature. 2. The 4 seasons of one year is mirrored in the progress of this work. This verse (sijo) has 4 seasonal verse structures that poetical imagination develops according to the sequential progress of the 4 seasons in the following order; the spring, the summer, the fall, the winter. 3. <Jurowongyeogyangga> is mainly about living a life of retirement as an integral part of nature and this life of retirement which the author describes is an ideal life in his conception. It does not concretely embody his life, but rather follows in the steps of traditional literary expression, because his life in this work is far removed from the author’s actual life. 4. In the work <Jurowongyeogyangga>, the author repeatedly sings in every season of hopes to enter government office. Therefore, this work is a song which awaits the time of achieving government office by living in retirement rather than singing of a life of simple retirement. 5. In the work <Jurowongyeogyangga>, the direct expression of affection and admiration towards the peasantry can be seen. This kind of work expresses the overarching morality of poverty and lowliness in the eyes of society and Chohwang himself had deep comprehension of the farmer's life and also used metaphors connecting the farmer’s work to that of illustrious officials.