祝壽의 문학적 전통과 노년 인식

Abstract

This thesis aimed at investigating an aspect of the old people or old age through Chuksu(祝壽)and relevant writes. Considering that the relevant research has not been accumulated yet, above all, this research investigated literary tradition of Chuksu on the whole, then considered various levels of cognition on the old age through a series of poetry that had been composed based on such tradition. Chuksu culture, which had existed before the Chunqiu(Spring and Autumn) Period advanced into the literature area by greatly prospering mainly with Gangnam area during Weijin period(魏晉時代). Henceforth, until Song Dynasty, verse such as Su-si(壽詩), Su-sa(壽詞) had mainly been used, however since Su-seo(壽序) in Ming Dynasty, prose was mainly used to express the meaning of prayer. Such change process shows that individual desire could be integrated with social desire. It is significant in respect that it drew human internal essential desire, longevity, to a place of social discussion. There are various recognitions on the old age in the poetry of birthday or that wishes for longevity. It sometimes calmly looks back on the past life, sometimes reveals restlessness and grief about being a useless being, sometimes seriously thinks over how to receive death coming soon, also, was considered as an opportunity to feel liberty and sense of freedom by escaping from social demand and pressure. Old man is a social concept. The words, senility and greed imply a significance to marginalize and exclude old man. Nevertheless, old man have become an object of respect and prayer, since they were effective to reinforce ‘loyalty(忠)’, ‘filial duty(孝)’ ideology, a mechanism to operate the nation and the society. Old man were treated as the object to be supported rather than received as social members, more highly emphasizing required qualification to be supported old man, through this, upper and lower order of rank was intensified.