한용운의 시 세계, 모순형용의 수사학과 불교의 유식 사상

Abstract

1. We use terms like paradox or oxymoron in poetics. Oxymoron is defined as ‘condensed paradox’ in『Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics』. One classic example is ‘O fangeuse grandeur! Sublime ignominie!’ by French poet, Baudelaire. In short, the use of oxymoron in poetics orients sameness among contradiction. 2. Han Young-Un is a great poet in Korea. He worked as a poet and published a collection of poetry『The silence of the lover』while Japanese imperialism governed Korea. This collection of poetry works is also loved by contemporary Koreans widely. The lover in this poem includes several comprehensive meanings such as real woman, motherland and Buddha of religious object. The most important rhetoric in this collection of poetry is oxymoron. 3. The background thought is Buddhism in the poetic world of Han Young-Un. It is Yusic which is the most profound philosophical thought in Buddhism. There is an intimate relation between the rhetoric of oxymoron and the Yusic. This paper’s aim is an illumination of this connection. The poems referred in this paper are「A zen-monk preaches Buddhist teachings」,「I am not sure why it’s so」, and「Falling blossoms」. In addition to these, I refer some of his poetic works written by Chinese character.