柳夢寅 散文에 나타난 孤獨의 양상과 그 의미

Abstract

This study focused on aspects and the meaning of loneliness in Ryu, Mong-in's prose. Most of all for this aim, I focused on his own view(己見), seoho(西湖), and his latter year(晩年). These items are correspond to personal, spatial, and temporal condition respectively. With the result that there are following features. First, Ryu, Mong-in's loneliness is based on internal and external factors. Especially, internal factor is based on his own view. He didn't want to bow his head, he want to stick to his own view. This feature showed on his prose. Second, I point out seoho as the spatial condition. Especially, seoho didn't belong to neither the political place nor the retiring place. This geopolitical factor made him hesitate. But he wanted to hold on his line in this condition, and Allegory and satire in his prose are the features. Third, I point out his latter year as the temporal condition. He agonized about his life at a crossroads. But he want to act honorably, and he faced death because of this attitude. So his death came from his choice. Judging from these, though Ryu, Mong-in was in loneliness, he had time to reflect on himself, and made his best to take responsibility for his life. Finally, this attitude served as a moment to arouse his fame. And also his attitude is meaningful to contemporary men.