『南冥集』 諸板本의 刊行年代

Abstract

This is a reply to Prof. Sang Pil Lee who criticized me in his essay published in 2008 standing by Mr. Yoon Soo Kim concerning the early editions of Nammyong-jip. Prof. Lee takes it as an unrefutable sentence that "Governor Young Soon Yoo also helped the works for publication" in the postscript of the Giyoo edition and denounces me, who doubt it's fidelity. As it is the only ground for their argument, I have shown proofs that, in every material related to the early history of the Nammyong school, the records that governors had taken part in the seowon affairs conflicted with Doseonseng-an which they rely upon. If it were not fatal to Prof. Lee's argument, there should have been no need for him to distort the account of "Dukchonseowon Joonggeon-gi" and to assert the forgery of the related parts of "Shinsanseowon-gi". The fact that the first edition of Nammyong-jip was published in 1602 is spelled out in the postscript of the Giyoo edition and there are also undeniable proofs in Godae-ilrok. There are some records regarding the publication work at Haein-sa temple in 1601, including the phrase "I stayed in the temple and looked after the work." 'Looked after the work' or the similar expressions frequently appear in Godae-ilrok and they are used as meaning that he supervised the works of other people. Gyeong Oon Jeong, the author of the diary, stayed alone in the temple to do this work after his friends returned to their home, so it cannot be interpreted as meaning that he was not working for woodcutting but for editing Nammyong-jip. As my study on Nammyong-jip editions is almost completed, I have also taken this opportunity to summarize the result on the total system and names of the editions.