가사 <박응교가>를 통해 본 19세기 가사 향유의 한 국면

Abstract

This paper examined the writing features and the enjoyment expressed in one of the Gasa of 19th century: ParkEunggyoga(朴應敎歌). Park Eunggyo(應敎) is Park Taebo(朴泰輔, 1654~1689), who died at Noryangjin on his way to Jindo after being exiled for opposing the expulsion of Queen Inhyeon during the King Sukjong’s reign. This affair is the subject of ParkEunggyoga. First, the writing of ParkEunggyoga was created based on the vogue of ParkTaebojeon. Park Taebo, who died after being severely punished for speaking out against the King, was valued as a loyal servant's epitome. After his death, novels, commonly known as “ParkTaebojeon(朴泰輔傳)“ was all the rage in the 18th and 19th centuries. More than 50 different versions of the novel were found. Second, ParkEunggyoga is not just a summary of the ParkTaebo's event but also a piece that uses the narrative to express the tragedy`s emotions. Some of the stories in ParkEunggyoga are revised or replaced with fictitious content, or had a changed sequence to emphasize Park's heroism. The speaker's comments are actively utilized to express his feelings about the situation or character and reveal his attitude toward it. In the analysis, we were able to find out that Gasa experienced changes throughout the 18th century, the era when the social classes who used Korean as the significant means of expression, instead of Chinese, started to create literary works. Multiple desires to express their feelings are reflected in the Gasa, unlike the past. In other words, ParkEunggyoga is the representational piece of the early 19th century that originated from the class`s wishes to express their emotions in a Korean literature format.