추재 조수삼의 「경원총집」에 대하여

Abstract

This study examines Gyeongwonchongjip, one of the early writings by Chujae Jo Su-sam, a middle class literary man in the 18th-19th centuries. This work was authored by Jo himself in 1793. First, I investigated the structure of Gyeongwonchongjip, the procedure of its publication, and its relation with Chujaejip. Based on these, I examine the literary world of the works in Gyeongwonchongjip, and explore their literary values. Gyeongwonchongjip consists of two volumes <volume 1> contains Jukseosuchang, and 「Dasanjip」, <volume2> Yeonhaenggijeong, and Cheongyamanyeong. As the date of the writing of Yeonhaenggijeong, which contains the report of the first travel to Khanvalikh in 1789, is clear, it is necessary to reconsider the claim that Chujaejip, which was published in 1939, is edited chronologically. With the 19th century as the middle point, Chujae’s poems in the first half take life in nature as their subject matters, and those in the second half realistic life in the. We can observe a clue to such a change in Chujae’s poems from Gyeongwonchongjip. First, along with the hermitage consciousness that pursues a life in nature beyond the mundane world, we can see aspects of the poet’s incessant conflicts with the inner ego out of his keenly feeling the great wall of social classes from 「Jukseosuchang」, and 「Dasanjipyu」. On the other hand, in <Goryeogungsa> in 「Dasanjipyu」 he expresses his interest in historical conventions. In addition to this, the first travel to Khanvalikh in 1789 would have greatly changed his mind. 「Cheongyamanyeong」 reveals his various friendly relations with others; especially, his association with Lee Deok-mu, a Silhak scholar, is the most prominent. In Chujae’s younger days, his association with Lee would have played a decisive role in making him interested in real society.