『삼봉집』과 권근의 역할

Abstract

『Sambong-jib』, the personal anthology of Jeong Doe-jeon, was compiled and published for total of three times, throughout the Go'ryeo and Joseon periods. The first one, which was compiled into 2 volumes, is believed to have been published between the 11th and 13th years of Go'ryeo king Wu-wang's reign, while some believe that this first edition was published in the 6th year of Joseon King Taejo's reign. Then, an 8-volumed 'Second edition' was compiled and published in the 18th year of (Joseon) King Seongjong's reign. And for the last time, a 'Third edition,' which featured total of 14 volumes, was compiled and published in the 15th year of King Jeongjo's reign. In this article, the 'second' and 'third' editions will be compared with each other, in order to define the role which Gweon Geun, one of the colleagues of Jeong Doe-jeon, played in the process, and determine what kind of contribution he made to the completion of 『Sambong-jib』. Unlike the "Second Edition"("Seongjong's Edition"), the "Third Edition"("Jeongjo's Edition") added some newly found poems of Jeong Doe-jeon, and enlarged that section from three volumes to four. The "Third Edition" also divided 『Joseon Gyeong'guk-jeon』 and 『Gyeong'je Mun'gam Byeoljib』 into two parts respectively, and separated 『Bulshi Jab'byeon』 into a single volume. Themes like 'Military postures (Jin'beob/陣法),' "Seub'yu" and a 'Supplementary' section were all compiled into two volumes. We can see that all these modifications resulted in total of 14 volumes. And at the same time, the contents were thoroughly proofread as well. All the help provided from the others, such as Seong Seok-rin's ‘Bi/批' Reviews, Gweon Geun's ‘Jeong/訂' Corrections and ‘Ju/註' Annotations, were duly acknowledged. 『Bulshi Jab'byeon』 and 『Gyeong'je Mun'gam Byeoljib』 have small-lettered side notes(細註) inside, to indicate sources of the material on the pages. Included inside 『Ib'hak Do'seol』, published in the 2nd year of King Myeongjong's reign, are 「Shim'mun Cheon'dab(心問天答, "Soul asks, Heaven answers")」 and 「Shim-Gi-Ri Sam'pyeon(心氣理三篇, "Heart, Energy, Reason")」, which were both originally inside 『Sambong-jib』. The reason for these two texts' inclusion in both 『Sambong-jib』 and 『Ib'hak Do'seol』 is because they were all adequate materials to be used in teaching young students of the primary principles of Confucianism. What should be noted is the fact that Gweon Geun's annotation of 「Shim'mun Cheon'dab」 and 「Shim-Gi-Ri Sam'pyeon」 is featured differently in 『Sambong-jib』 and 『Ib'hak Do'seol』. In the former(『Sambong-jib』), Gweon Geun's annotation is not that clearly indicated. The distinction between Jeong Doe-jeon's own writing and Gweon Geun's annotation is rather blurry. Then in 『Ib'hak Do'seol』, Gweon Geun's annotation is clearly featured in the form of small-lettered side notes. This means that Jeong Do-jeon only contributed a few declarative sentences for these two texts, while the 'rest' of it, or shall we say the 'most' of it, was in fact written by Gweon Geun. We can see both 「Shim'mun Cheon'dab」 and 「Shim-Gi-Ri Sam'pyeon」 were the writings of Gweon Geun. In other words, we can see that Gweon Geun played an essential role in the compilation and publication of 『Sambong-jib』, from the comparisons made between the 'Second' and 'Third' editions, and from the analysis of 「Shim'mun Cheon'dab」 and 「Shim-Gi-Ri Sam'pyeon」 inside 『Ib'hak Do'seol』.