『左溪裒談』 연구 －저자 문제와 이본 검토를 중심으로－

Abstract

This paper is focused on reviewing author problems and variants to provide a cornerstone for the full-scale study of 『Jwagye-budam』, the book in the late of Chosun Dynasty. The conclusion that an author of 『Jwagye-budam』is ‘Shin Don-bok’ has room for reconsideration because there is no record and information about an author in 『Jwagye-budam』 and the record of the same contents in 『Haksan-haneon』 and 『Jwagye-budam』 is described differently. There are seven kinds of the existing variants. Two kinds of systematization is possible. The version possessed by National Central Library among the “a” series seemed to be transcribed in relatively late generation among seven kinds of variants. However, it has meaning in that the content included is the most and there are sub-titles and annotation of historical investigation absent from different versions. Even though the version possessed by Yang Seung-min transcribed 148 stories with omission of the front and the rear, it is estimated as a better copy including the more content than the version possessed by National Central Library on the basis of inclusion of a story of ‘Kimgu(金構)’ absent from other versions. Four kinds among the “b” series are agreed each other in the number of story and content. However, the version, 『Yaseung』 is estimated as a better copy with relatively small misspellings. The version possessed by Dongyangmoongo is estimated as a previous copy of the version possessed by Gyujanggag owing to its relatively small misspellings between Dongyang's and Gyujanggag’s version. In other words, “a” series have a lot of contents and a large of misspellings on the whole. “b” series have a small of misspellings but their contents are a few. However, for these reasons, if it is complementarily cooperated and interacted each other, it is considered that the standard text of 『Jwagye-budam』 is possible.