면우 곽종석의 한시연구 − 자연시와 농민시를 중심으로 −

Abstract

This paper studies the poetic writing of Myunwoo, Gwak Jong-seok, who wisely overcame the unprecedented loss of national sovereignty and destruction of traditional culture brought on by the invasion of other ethnic groups during the 19th century. As the. best pupil of Hanju, Lee Jin-sang(1818-1886), a leading 19th century moralist, Myunwoo inherited and developed his teacher's ｀sim Jeuk Li´ thought, and chosun confucianism reached completion with his supplementing and revising of｀Sim Hap Li Gi Seol´ of Toegue, the greatest school of the time. As well as establishing meaning in his moral philosophy, at an early age Myunwoo composed sentences that modeled his writing after Chinese writers With a great interest in literature, and left an extensive body of poetry and prose amounting to 1, 900 pieces. As Myunwoo moved from one remote mountain village to another to establish his study, he sang about nature and scenery, and even expressed details about everyday life in his poems. In this way, Myunwoo's poetry is the literary expression of everyday life. In particular, life in Gamak Mountain and Yokdong is the cradle of his literary work, which achieved the greatest fruitfulness academically; there he could contemplate the era and feel love for his people. this paper considers with focus on naturalist and peasantry poems which is the literary outcome of Myunwoo, Gwak Jong-seok, The magnificent scenery of gamak mountain prevented the poet from losing interest in reality. The high mountains and deep valleys of yokdong as unpolluted, pure natural spaces, opened up a new prospect for the people. poetry to Myunwoo meant continuously cultivating inner spirit based on moral thought, and it suggested ideal principles for reality to aim toward, rather than any specific reality mixed with good and evil. This paper considers how this social outlook was embodied in his poetry, which represents the misery of peasants caused by the disorder of the system.