<일민가(逸民歌)>의 의식 지향과 시가사적 의미

Abstract

“Ilminga” is an autobiographical poetic diary type of Ganghogasa, an old form of Korean verse(Literally Gangho means rivers and lakes.) with a background of 17th century party strife, describing the life of Yun Yihu in Okcheon and Jukdo, where he was exiled. Yun Yihu wrote it 7 years after he lost his position. It strengthens the self-satisfying interest by understanding Gangho gasa as materialistic and voluptuous without the philosophical view of nature, often shown in the existing Gangho gasa. However, the fact that he expresses the strong desire for political advance is a characteristic the “Ilminga” shows. In such background of “Ilminga”, a Saeongjima situation(An evil may sometimes turn out to be a blessing in disguise./Inscrutable are the ways of Heaven.) in which no party was allowed to be in power for long, made him dream his comeback with the duty of the progressively transmitting economic and social legacy of family as the eldest grandson of the head family. One may say it is a song of hope for political participation in the middle to late 17th century since the late 17th century's political circumstance of possible revival even after losing power in party strife helped the birth of “Ilminga”. One may see that “Ilminga” reflects the post mid-17th century's trend of Gangho style poems history such as fading of ethical fundamentalism, materialistic understanding of nature and disappearance of self-admiring sense. And considering that it has the will of a central bureaucrat to go into the government service again based on economic and social foundation, it is distinct from the works of Hyangbans(the noble living in the country who failed to go into the government service for generations) without the economic and social comfort since the mid 17th century. Hence, “Ilminga” and “Wolseonheon simnyukgyeong-ga” seem to have their own route although “Ilminga” was taking advantage of the middle to late 17th century's trend of Gangho gasa's history.