李白의 功成身退— 商山四皓를 소재로 한 시를 중심으로

Abstract

In LiBai’s psychology Confucian and Taoist self coexist. On success, the Confucian self ruled his mental world and led him to become an official. In failure, the Taoist self dominated his mental world, leading to live in seclusion. But LiBai’s ultimate goal was a political success that could leave his mark in the world. He informed his talents widely for political success, and mingled with the powerfuls who could help him. When he was frustrated by the harsh reality, he wandered around like a cloud. But all of these actions were ultimately for political success. LiBai pursuit of political success was never for wealth. Like Shangshan Sihao, whom LiBai admired and respected, LiBai dreamed of retire after winning merit with a clear standard of “into” and “back”. If he couldn’t stabilize the world with your own talents, he would hide, but when world needs his talents, he wanted to come out and do his job. Although LiBai failed to realize “經世濟民” and “攻成身退”, everyone acknowledges and admires his life and literature. His ego was in harmony with his Confucian self and Taoist self, and his concept of going forward and backward was clear. His poems, created on that basis, are comforting to those who live an unhappy life because they do not have a chance even if they have talent.