조선후기 근기남인의 독서노트 - 순암 안정복의 초서롱 -

Abstract

This thesis examines notes by An Jeong-bok(安鼎福, 1712~1791), also referred to by his pen name Sunam(順菴), focusing on the literature he established. Through his works of Chinese poetry, “Basket Compiling Transcribed Books(題抄書籠)” and “Basket Collecting Authored Books(題著書籠),” An Jeong-bok once confessed that he wrote his books by summarizing the books he had found and by reading summarized books, he created his literary works. An Jeong-bok is noteworthy in that a vast collection of his transcribed books remains, which are closely related his authored books. It is believed that reviewing his authorship of Basket Containing Transcribed Books(抄書籠) will be quite meaningful, for we can investigate an aspect of the history of scholarship in the late Joseon Dynasty concerning the formation of knowledge and authorship among the Southerners based in Seoul and Gyeonggi region(近畿南人), in two respects that an intellectual personally transcribed lengthy books accumulating knowledge and information, from which he authored books, and that the entire process can be fully restored. This study classified Sunam’s authored books under Basket Containing Transcribed Books(抄書籠) using the classic four categories(經史子集) in order to estimate their correlations with academic tendencies or authored books. Conclusively, it was confirmed that in order to fully understand the books authored by Sunam, we must examine the content of various authored books under Basket Containing Transcribed Books(抄書籠) by examining the production process of his authorship. For example, in order to accurately understand the meaning of “Eastern History(東史綱目)” as a history book, we need not research the “Eastern History” per se but also appreciate the writer’s training process which we believe he must have passed through. In case of An Jeong-bok, much of his materials is available today, so reviewing the process may be possible to some degree. Sunam did not author his books straight away but completed them by rewriting manuscripts a number of times and left behind a quite large quantity of related materials. The review on his works can contribute to understanding the habit and the process of writing among literary groups in the traditional society. In addition, the review on various reference books transcribed by Sunam might be able to confirm the scope of intellectual information available to Seoul and Gyeonggi- based intellectuals during the period.