廢主와 함께 남겨진 사람들 -燕山朝 節臣 기억의 형성과 전개-

Abstract

This thesis researched the aspects of the figures who were called “Yeonsangun(燕山朝)’s loyalist” in the Joseon literary society and their historical shaping process. The Joseon Dynasty, as a country founded by Confucian ideology, particularly emphasized a sense of loyalty that one should not change his mind toward the king he once served. This notion was similarly applied to Yeonsangun who called ‘tyrant’. Therefore, the writers of Joseon showed considerable interest for Yeonsangun’s loyalist, such as trying to find a person who kept his devotion to Yeonsangun or criticizing the person who went back on him. Hong Eon-chung(洪彦忠), Yu Gi-chang(兪起昌), and Nam po(南褒) were Yeonsangun’s loyalist who were “born” with this background and expectation. Although each of them had different backgrounds and careers, they were remembered as those who chose the path of retirement keeping their loyalty to the former king after Jungjong-banjeong(中宗反正) However, the status as loyalist was not suddenly given at any one moment, but could exist thanks to the long-standing commemorative work of various descendants and junior writers. This entailed the process of fierce restructuring efforts, such as reorganization, embellishment and carving, and sometimes misunderstanding and misrepresentation had a decisive effect on the formation of the loyalist image. But because of this process, Yeonsangun could be remembered along with loyalists who did not go forward to a new era and remained for him. This memory of Yeonsangun’s loyalist and its formation aspect shows the effort of Joseon writers who tried to establish the ideal image of loyalty. In addition, this will be an important reference point for the discovery and spread of the Yeonsangun Narrative, which has been discussed only in limited categories such as ‘tyrant’, ‘tyranny’, and ‘massacre of scholars(士禍)’.