1796년 영남 문인의 금강산 유람과 체험의 공유 양상

Abstract

Mount Geumgang is known as an object of fancy and aspiration regarding a tourist attraction for the nation's litterateurs. But even in the late 18th century, when the sightseeing and tourism was prevalent, Mount Geumgang was not a facile place for the litterateurs to visit without a personal connection due to its geographical location. Among the landscape essays on Mount Geumgang by the litteratures from Yeongnam(嶺南) province, Lee Byung-woon's 「Dongjeongillok(東征日錄)」, Nam Han-jo's "「Geumgangsan Soggi(金剛山小記)」, and Ryu Jeoung-moon's 「Yugeumgangrok(遊金剛錄)」 were all written in 1796. Simultaneous publication of these three distinct essays on Mount Geumgang written by the litterateurs from a remote region of the country, Yeongnam province, was made possible owing to the human and material support provided by Ryu Beom-heu(柳範休), who was appointed as a military officer to Goseong(高城), a city near Mount Geumgang, in 1796. Through comparing and analysing these three distinct essays: 「Dongjungillok」, 「Gangsan Soggi」, 「Yugeumgangrok」, I have revealed the relationship between Ryu Beom-heu and the three litterateurs, Lee Byeong-woon, Nam han-jo, and Ryu Jeoung-moon, which are closely connected by their scholastic and blood ties. And based upon such findings, I have also identified the background of the travel, the secondary purpose, as well as the bond and solidarity that continued amongst these fellow collaborators from the same province through analyzing each piece of essays. As they continued northward to Geumgang, Lee took the inland route for transporting in order to cross through Hanyang(漢陽), as opposed to Nam Han-jo, who took the coastal route to appreciate the beautiful scenery of the East Sea coast. Examining the path they took, I was able to distinguish the styles of their sightseeing excursion. Moreover, I have scrutinized the Buddhist perception expressed among the Yeongnam litterateurs, as well as the collective psyche peculiar to them by studying their stays in Buddhist temple of Mount Geumgang and their behavior of inscribing name on Manpokdong(萬瀑洞). Each of these three distinct essays were composed in specific styles: in a form of journal; as an independent volume of medium length essay; and as an inserted piece in a book of essays. In the introduction, as well as when depicting and portraying the landscape, the authors embrace the traditional method of description in essay, the literary style adopted from those of the great Sima Qian(司馬遷) and Liu Zong-yuan(柳宗元). Upon returning to their hometown after concluding their travel to Mount Geumgang, which was difficult even to experience once in a lifetime, authors shared the records of their visit among the other litterateurs in Yeongnam, providing them with an opportunity to appreciate the landscape and its beauty at second hand. This paper serves its purpose if it can have a slightest significance on analyzing Mount Geumgang as an object of desire and aspiration to litterateurs from the other parts of the country, while exploring the three distinct essays that have not been studied until now, and providing a clue to re-examine the various positions or status the subject of the tour can assume depending on the origin of the one who is taking the tour.