『송천필담』의 明代 淸言 수용 양상

Abstract

Taking note of the fact that Simjae’s Songcheonpildam is the first writing that actively quoted and utilized cheongeons (philosophical discourses) from the Ming Dynasty, this study purposed to examine the characteristics and meanings of its acceptance of cheongeons. Songcheonpildam’s acceptance of cheongeons is similar to that in Heogyun’s Hanjeongrok written in the 17th century. This is true particularly in that they sympathized with Manmyeong’s cheongeons and quoted them extensively. However, Simjae showed an argumentative tendency that revealed his opinions using cheongeon‐style literature. Furthermore, his line aimed at a somewhat different direction from Heogyun’s taste in that he spotlighted Pilju and Cheongseopildam, which had never been noticed by anybody until that time. Going further from quoting Seseolsineo‐style cheongeons, he collected or created cheongeons and cheongdams of such a style, and this makes Songcheonpildam very distinctive. Accordingly, although Songcheonpildam has various aspects including informal history, folktale, and illustrated poems, its most conspicuous characteristic is that it is writing for evaluating people. Another unique characteristic of Songcheonpildam is that Simjae paid attention not only to evaluation‐style cheongeons but also edification‐style ones including Cheongseopildam. As a result, Songcheonpildam has both evaluation‐style cheongeons, which put a person at the center and assess his bearing, and edification‐style aphorisms that pursue rules of life as an individual. The coexistence of the two tendencies represents his aesthetic pursuit. On the one hand, he sympathized with unworldly tastes and, on the other hand, approved the aspect of association with the world as a private citizen. That is, he pursued unworldly tastes actively as much as he did not deviate from his identity as a private citizen. This is a unique aesthetic sense of an 18th‐century citizen who failed to rise in an official rank in the 18th century.