圃隱學의 世界化를 위한 課題

Abstract

Jeong Mong-ju(鄭夢周) lived through a political and diplomatic turmoil in the late Goryeo Dynasty and expressed the vicissitude in literary writings and works. But, as not much of the material on him has been handed down nor many of his works and writings have been found, critical evaluation of him is really unsatisfactory. Fortunately, Association of Poeun Studies founded in the year 2007 served as a momentum for scholars to take interest in and assess him. The passion of scholars and the support of his family made it possible to discuss him with many Chinese and Japanese scholars. Reviewing discussions on Jeong Mong-ju, I have considered further academic studies on him and focused on suggesting directions how to globalize Poeun studies. With this in mind, I put forward the following proposals. First, materials on Poeun should be shared not only with scholars in China and Japan but those out of college. Second, studies on Jeong Mong-ju should not focus only on the situations of his period. Third, political thoughts of Jeong Mong-ju should be viewed with a universal understanding of political ideas. Fourth, both high-class and living cultures of Korea, China and Japan in the period of Jeong Mong-ju should be understood on a universal basis. Fifth, theoretical approaches to his poetry should be expanded. One direction to be included is comparative literary approach. Sixth, discussions on the contemporary significance of Poeun literature should be made.