일사본 『시강원지(侍講院志) 』언해본의 기초적 연구

Abstract

This paper aims to shed light on the characteristics and assess the value of the vernacular translation (eonhae) of Sigangwonji, which is held in the Ilsa Collection of the Rare Book Collections at Seoul National University Central Library. Sigangwonji was originally compiled in classical Chinese under the special attention of King Jeongjo, and later appears to have been translated into Korean. However, the existence of this vernacular version has remained largely unknown in academic circles until now, and this paper undertakes a preliminary study of this vernacular version. The following issues are addressed in this study: First, who was the translator of the vernacular version of Sigangwonji, and for what purpose was it translated? Second, what are the bibliographic characteristics of the vernacular version? Third, how does the vernacular version differ from the classical Chinese version? Fourth, what is the unique value of the vernacular translation as compared to the classical Chinese version? Based on several points—the fact that certain materials accessible only to Yu Eui-yang are found in the vernacular version of Sigangwonji, that Yu Eui-yang was the person who had the easiest access to the original draft of classical Chinese version of Sigangwonji, and that Yu Eui-yang showed a keen interest in producing vernacular texts —this paper speculates that Yu Eui-yang was the translator of the vernacular version. Additionally, it is understood that the purpose of the translation was to make the text accessible to palace women who had difficulty directly engaging with classical Chinese. During the Joseon Dynasty, many books were translated from classical Chinese into Korean for palace women, similar to the vernacular version of Sigangwonji. Furthermore, the study reveals that the vernacular version of Sigangwonji is not a simple translation of the classical Chinese version but possesses unique value as it includes a preface and guidelines not found in the extant classical Chinese version. By comparing the two versions, this paper also demonstrates that the vernacular version contains information absent in the classical Chinese version, as well as independently composed sections, highlighting the distinct value of the vernacular version of Sigangwonji.