명대의 농담과 유머, 웃음의 미학

Abstract

This study analyzed various forms of jokes and humor in the Encyclopedias for Daily Use of the Ming Dynasty. The subjects of the study were set in three aspects: Joke and Joke poem, play culture such as Drinking order and Lantern riddle, and illustration of visual design using poetry and Chinese characters. In the Joke contained in the Encyclopedias for Daily Use, there are few stories that satirize the Scholar bureaucrat or criticize reality through the form of Scholar bureaucrat. Since only stories close to the daily life of the lower class were dealt with, the Scholar bureaucrat was excluded from the story, and the spirit of social criticism or satire was not revealed in Joke. The play culture enjoyed in the lower culture was analyzed centering on Drinking order and Lantern riddle. The method of enjoying Drinking order through Four books, classics, and Qupai was analyzed. The process of exchanging high-quality culture and lower-class culture, and the process of popularizing authentic knowledge were analyzed. The illustration of the Encyclopedias for Daily Use expresses poetry in the form of an interesting picture. Illustration designed using poetry has the fun of reading and watching. Poetry and Chinese characters are the materials of visual design and give joy to see. Illustration is the basis for generating jokes and humor. Interdisciplinary research on poetry, Chinese characters, and design can reveal the visual desires pursued by readers at the time.