雙梅堂 李詹의 문예에 대한 관심과 산문세계

Abstract

In this paper, I shed light on Lee Cheom's interests in literature and tried to analyze his prose from the point of view of tension and relaxation. He had successively filled various government posts which are closely connected with literature. And he insisted that everything in the world can be transformed in literary works. That means his interests in literature was much bigger than other writers. He also wrote large amount of works in various style. In his works, he stressed the need of heart(心), trust(信), and rightness(直) as fundamental virtues of Confucian scholar. He tried to investigate the origin of fundamental virtues while not to use them as vain slogan. I believe that his efforts were the spirit of 'gaining knowledge by the study of things'. Meanwhile, there were considerable number of works which showed his flexible view of the world. This is meaningful if we think of his life in a unpredictable society. These kind of works were peaceful, splendid, and bright. And these characteristics made his works warm and humorous. However, it is somewhat regretful that he often had a tendency to jump to conclusions in his works. Even though these kind of works had a merit that helps readers understand easily, they looked like superficial.