섬, 풍요의 공간 - 19세기 중반 한 유배객의 임자도 생활 -

Abstract

In most cases, an island during the Joseon Dynasty is understood as something like a ‘mid-oceanic island’, and a ‘secluded island.’ Accordingly, people think an islander’s daily life might be in an extremely poor environment due to political, economic alienation, still less their cultural level. However, the actual circumstances of the mid-19th century Joseon Dynasty became greatly differentiated from this. This writing is intending to make the re-composition of the form of islands in the mid-19th century as a primary purpose. In addition, in that the main period for a review is the mid-19th century, what would have been the daily routine of an island if the farming folk in three south provinces had been kicked out onto the contradiction and suffering of the disorder of three tax systems? This is the writing’s secondary matter of concern. Some strongly argue ‘the 19th Century Crisis Theory.’ If so, in what shape were the ‘Crisis’ at Imjado Island, and its neighborhood embodied? This matter was also a regrettable part to leave outside this writing’s interest. Notwithstanding such an interest, we couldn’t see through any symptoms of the contradiction, suffering or crisis of the disorder of three tax systems. On the contrary, economic richness and cultural thirst were seen much bigger in our eyes. Not just wine and some eatables were there, but people were flocking, and confucian scholars and seodang were lining the streets. Rather than the fetters of a contradiction or devastation of a crisis, hopes and vitality were highlighted more. However, we failed to unearth from where the hopes and vitality like this came. That means lots of problems still remain unsolved.