조선시대 사헌부 계회의 문학적 재현 양상과 그 의미

Abstract

The gathering activities of government officials―Gye(契) at each depart󰠅ment were actively conducted since the foundation of the Chosŏn dynasty. The gatherings, which were called ‘Tonggwan’gye(同官契)’ or ‘Yogye(僚契),’ were extensively held at several governmental offices in Seoul. These gatherings were particularly prosperous in the 15th and 16th centuries, while it was rather a rare culture in any other dynasties but the Chosŏn. The attendees would produce a Gyehoedo and a Gyechuk containing the scenery of the gathering and the personal information of the attendees. They would also request some of the celebrities to compose poetry and proses for the commemoration of the event. Thus, the cultural code and literary representation would be discovered by analyzing the literary pieces associated with the events. The pieces composed for the Gye gathering of Sahŏnbu(司憲府) were closely examined in this article in order to identify the represented image of Sahŏnbu Gye. The result of the examination is as follows: the Gye gathering was a place where the freshmen were being officially recognized as the government officials through Shinch’amnye(新參禮); the creators of the pieces had expressed the indigenous duty and aim of Sahŏnbu through repetitive composition and presentation; the creators had aimed to draw spontaneous solidarity of the freshmen as well.