세종대의 景幾體歌 詩形에 대한 연구­ - 경기체가의 시상 및 어법의 활용 양상 ­-

Abstract

This article is aimed to analyze several verses composed under the influence of the form of gyeonggichega(景幾體歌) in the reign of King Sejong. Gyenggichega verses which has been known to us so far is around thirty, of which ten were composed in the reign of King Sejong. In respect of not only the number of the verses but also of the extent of the authors and the variety of the contents, gyenggichega genre was the most preffered in its history in that period. Therefore, we can assume that many of other verses of different genres at that time were also composed in the direct or indirect influence of the form of gyeonggichega; in fact, several of them are found as the following. Every stanza of Chukseongsu(祝聖壽) consists of didactic substance in the beginning and lyric exclamation in the end, which is the principal feature of gyenggichega genre. So, it can be regarded as one the gyenggichega verses despite its difference from the regular gyenggichega form. Cheon-gwondongsujigok(天眷東陲之曲) and Bokrokga(福祿歌), both by Byeon Gyeryang seems to have little to do with gyenggichega apparently. However, considering their resemblance to Chukseongsu and a possibility of certain Korean vernacular words having been omitted when the whole verses were recorded, the influence of gyenggichega form upon them cannot be easily denied. Cantos 88 and 89 of Yongbieocheon-ga(龍飛御天歌) play an important role in integrating the preceeding cantos from 27 to 85, which present King Taejo’s achievements in detail. It is worthy of notice that cantos 88 and 89 are adapted to the form of gyenggichega by rearranging their lines and adding some extra words. With such a form, they contribute to expanding and closing the narratives of King Taejo at the same time. Several cantos of Wolincheon-gangjigok(月印千江之曲), which was composed according to the style of Yongbieocheon-ga, also preserve the form of gyenggichega in them. They could be the most vernacularized gyenggichega because Wolincheon-gangjigok has much more pure Korean vocabulary than any other verses in that era. In conclusion, gyenggichega genre had had a considerable influence upon coexisting other verses and genres.