사교시를 통한 唐代 문인들의 슬픔 공유에 대한 고찰―白居易, 劉禹錫, 元稹의 작품을 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the ways and their inherent meaning in which the writers of Tang Dynasty shared with the others. It is based on the fact that sadness began to be officially shared through poetry in the Tang Dynasty. In accordance with this fact, the elegy of the writers Bai Ju Yi(白居易), Liu Yu Xi(劉禹錫) and Yuan Zhen(元稹) has been chosen as the main research target. Accordingly, the ways of sharing the sorrows of the writers in the Tang Dynasty have been categorized in three phases. The first phase is the mourning, centered on human bonds and friendship. Escaping from formal writing leads to poetic creation and sharing, based on personal bonds and acquaintances. The second phase is the externalization of sadness. They tried to share their sorrow caused by the death of those around them, while expressing the inner sadness as it is and eliciting sympathy from the other. The third phase is mourning intervention and empathy. The scope of mourning was not limited to the individual, while emotional sympathy has been formed by way of sharing the sorrows of the others as well. In conclusion, the way of sharing the sorrows of the writers reflected in the mourning poem of the Tang Dynasty has good-willed aspects for human emotional comfort and healing, while overcoming the value of their literary works.