『태평한화골계전』에 담은 일상에 대한 관심과 실천

Abstract

This study focuses on three factors. First, 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 can be understood as the emergence of new media. Second, 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 is a historical writing and also literary writing. Third, 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 depicts everyday life just as it is and induces the practice of civilization. In late Goryeo and early Chosun when there was full of vigor for the transition of civilization, each of the literary persons revealed their own strong consciousness about restoring civilization. In fact, there was an atmosphere that they intended to show their own pride about the age they were living by describing everyday life in that period that they were leading their lives. 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 was the first work that dealt with such phenomena. In this sense, 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 can be understood as the emergence of new media. 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 does wordily mention that it contains didactic contents. This is not that different from the fact that when new media appear, people insist they would be harmful, and accordingly, logic to cope with it is established, for instance, saying ‘they may be effective in terms of education.’ 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 is about the people who lived in the same age when the writer lived. This allows us to know that the author wrote 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 to talk about everyday life in that period. The episodes contained in it are all real. The writer obtains entertaining effects while delivering facts. In this perspective, we can say that 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』 is a literary writing deviating from historical statements and also historical statements deviating from a literary writing. There are not many negative persons in 『Taepyeonghanwhagolgyejeon』. There are very few works dealing with satire. The works revealing satire are not intended to criticize either the characters or society, either. Negative persons are adopted to cultivate himself taking them as an example he can profit by. This is the result of reflecting an optimistic view of the world to change the reality through cultivation and create new civilization.