역사 인물 논평을 통해 본 근대 전환기 유학자의 출처와 처세 의식: 매천 황현의 경우를 중심으로

Abstract

This paper is a study on the rule of conduct in life(出處觀) of Confucian scholars during the turning point of modern ages. For this purpose, I analyzed 3 historical essays of Hwang Hyun(黃玹). He was a representive figure of patriotic sentiment during the late 19th century. And it can be said that the source and the situation were important issues that Confucian scholars as intellectuals had to worry about their enture lives. Hwang Hyun showed a certain level of his view of source and customs through writing historiographical essays. Borrowing the method of evaluation historucal figures, he presented the values that should be maintained as an intellectual living in a period when the nation is about to fall. Through this analysis, I tried to confirm what kind of concerns the Confucian scholars had and what position they took in a situation where the traditional values sustained by Confucianism were threatened and diluted. Hwang Hyun tried to suggest a direction for the attitude of intellectuals who lived in modern transition period borrowing an evaluation of historical figures. Even if they went into retirement, they saw that in a crisis situation in the country, they should try to solve the real problems. And to this end, he saw that it was necessary to avoid the appearance of false Confucian scholar. This view is a criticism of the false appearance of intellectuals of the day, and one can guess that it was a value that he himself sought to keep for his life.