목재 홍여하의 「述懷」시에 반영된 사회현실

Abstract

Mokje Hong Yeo-ha as a 17th-century Korean government official, literary person, and historian (1620-1674) wrote a long poem 「Sulhoe (Recollection) at the age of 26. Joseon, during the first half of Mokjae's life, was a difficult time both internally and externally. The dynasty suffered foreign invasions such as Jeongmyo and Byeongjahoran War, and at the same time, in the midst of great changes such as the fall of Chinese Ming and the the founding of Chinese Qing, intellectuals had to face national crisis and ponder their response to the trying times. Mokjae left behind the work 「Sulhoe (Recollection)」 while contemplating the internal and external realities, which is the longest five-word rhymed poem (108 rhymes and 216 phrases) of Classical Chinese poems recorded in ‘Mokjaejip (Literary Collection of Mokjae)'. In the middle and subsequent times of the Joseon Dynasty, a tendency was prominent to increasingly create long rhymed verses, but long verses of more than 100 rhymes were not so common at the time of Mokjae. Through his “Sulhoe”, he tried to diagnose Joseon's internal and external realities in his own way, and sought to find a direction to suit the situation. In his work, he created various conditions of recognition by mobilizing historical events or characters. The author unveiled the incompetence of the politicians in the work in a difficult situation, both internally and externally, criticizing them, and reported the stark reality of the people losing their way and facing a hard time. IIn addition, at the young, vibrant age of 27, he also tried to seek youthful adventures, but through inner studies, he ended up revealing the path to literary orientation and how to live with other people. In his work, Mokjae suggested that historical events or characters faced the dire reality of Joseon so they were ware of and criticized the then reality, and he sought solutions to the problems of the times. 「Sulhoe」 can be said to have reflected the spirit of a historian who looks at the history, times and life macroscopically.