조선 전기 간행 徽州本의 성격과 수용 양상

Abstract

This study examined  the history of book exchange in relation to the printed edition published in Huizhou(徽州), China,  during the early Joseon Dynasty. The Joseon dynasty on the Korean Peninsula took the initiative in collecting and disseminating domestic and foreign literature in type, while individuals also acquired books through direct and indirect routes. In particular, when Confucian intellectuals known as ‘Sarim(士林)’ entered the political realm in earnest in the 16th century, they prepared and spread the Confucianism order in Joseon. Meanwhile, they concentrated on acquiring and releasing Chinese New-Confucian books in order to broaden their knowledge of science. On the other hand, in China, publication stagnation continued from the Yuan(元) Dynasty, and the  number of publications began to increase in the mid-15th century. Additionally, it was in the mid-16th century that publishing  started to flourish in the Jiangnan(江南) area. As a result, it is hypothesized that, at least until this period, Joseon’s access to Chinese literature was more restricted. However, official and private publications have been relatively active in Huizhou, China, since the mid-15th century. Indeed, the publication in Huizhou dates  back to the Song(宋) Dynasty. The explanation for this could be that Huizhou was Zhuxi(朱熹)’s birthplace,  his studies were inherited,  commerce flourished, and a precise woodblock printing technology  was established in this region. Until the sixteenth century, the regions in which the Chinese version of Joseon was released varied. Six of them have been identified for publication in Huizhou. These books were issued between the 15th and early 16th centuries, and the region is predominantly Shexian(歙縣) in Huizhou.  Moreover, four publications among them are  related to Zhuxi. The Six volumes were published by the late 16th century. This is  because Koreans were unable to visit  south of Beijing;  the Huizhou version  released in Joseon demonstrates that  the  Huizhou literature  edition  was  extensively distributed in China at the time. Additionally, publications other than  <Ying-kui-lu-sui(瀛奎律髓)>, notably those  relating to Zhuxi, were accepted  by Yi Hwang(李滉), who dominated academic and publishing in Joseon after the mid-16th century, and his literary people. Numerous records and extant manuscripts attest to the occurrence. Thus, the Huizhou edition was used to deepen and disseminate  Neo-Confucianism in Joseon in the sixteenth century. Eventually, it was leaked during the Imjin War(壬辰倭亂) and adopted in Japan in the seventeenth century.