駱村 朴忠元의 문학 세계 고찰

Abstract

This thesis examines the literary activities of Nakchon (駱村) Park Chung-won (朴忠元). Although Park Chung-won is one of the representative figures of the 16th century literature, he has not received sufficient attention because of the lack of data and the historical perspective. However, he had a close academic relationship with influential figures of the same period such as Ki Joon (奇遵), Jo Sa-su (趙士秀), Lee Hwang (李滉), So Se-yang (蘇世讓), and Kim Ahn-ro (金安老). And he was appointed to major literary positions and also appointed to Daejehak (大提學) in Myeonjong period. In this point, he is worthy of study as one of the influential literary figures of his time. Park Chung-won’s literacy activities can be summarized in the following three points. First, based on strong trust and will in the literature, he showed his aspect as a ‘performer of Munjanghwaguk (文章華國)’, the main policy task of the time. Second, by composing several biographical works on the senior scholars who were active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries, they played a role as a ‘communicator of Confucian scholar’. Lastly, as 「Je Noreung Mun (祭魯陵文)」, written during the governorship of Yeongwol (寧越), was closely linked with the memory and remembrance of Danjong (端宗), he was strongly remembered by later writers as a ‘mourner of the dethroned lord’. Park Chung-won, as a major literary figure of the 16th century, summarized in the words ‘prosperity of literature and deepening of Confucianism’, conducted literary activities in various fields. Based on his outstanding literary skills, he was active in the public realm and played an important role in laying the foundation for the prosperity of literature in Seonjo (宣祖) period. And, he also showed a significant contribution to the amplification of Confucianism through his literature. The multi-layered aspect of Park Chung-won’s literary world, formed by crossing the realms of literature and thought, shows the complex and three-dimensional characteristics of 16th century literature. Based on the review of this paper, It is expected that a more multifaceted and in-depth discussion on the writers and their literature of the 16th century.