王安石의 史論 散文 硏究 - 주제 의식을 중심으로 -

Abstract

The existing study on Wang Anshi has been focused mainly on assessing the merits and demerits of the new law and reassessing its appearance as a politician, as the image of a reform politician was strongly emphasized. Research on him as a writer focused on his role as a member of TANGSONGBADAJIA and often looked at features differentiated from TANGSONGBADAJIA. In this paper, I paid my attention to his historical essays. This study analyzed Wang Anshi´s historical essays. According to the study, the contents of Wang Anshi´s historical essays can be summarized in "new interpretation of history person" and "proposition of state policy through history teaching." First, Wang Anshi gave a new assessment of the historical figure. In particular, Shima Qian's favorable review of the characters in 『Shiji』 was pointed out to be wrong and reevaluated from a new point of view. Second, Wang Anshi wanted to present the policy measures of the nation, using the rise and fall of the previous dynasty as a lesson. In his short writings, Wang Anshi briefly describes historical events and the colorful story of characters, which reveals his excellence as a writer.