晩悔 具然鎬의 生涯와 出處

Abstract

Man-hoey, Gu Yeon-ho’s literary works which reflecting his life show the life of Man-hoey’s 80th year which reflecting intellectual life of a turbulent period in Joseon Dynasty. As a young successful candidate, he flatter himself that he is ‘Jamlyong(潛龍)’. It means potential political candidates who have not yet publicly announced whether they will run for office or not. He aspires to work earnestly for the sake of nations and people, ‘國計民憂’. But persistent political strife and fierce internal strife caused several political events in the latter part of the Joseon Dynasty. The troubled times gave him no chance to work as a great statesman. He sents a letter to the chief executive of the important department to inform of his ability. The result always ends with empty echoes. So, Man-hoey decided to live in seclusion. Its important words were ‘遯世無悶’. It means that seclude himself from the world and he doesn't care if people don't recognize him. It speaks for his self-referencing behavior. Occupation of Japan for 30 years, it made him a more passive person. He represented himself as ‘不敢生世人’ which was not alive in the world and ‘幣物’, a garbage. Man-hoey’s literary works is a record of his life and the epitome of a Confucian scholar who lived a turbulent period.