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Sung Hyun’s speaking and means by ‘Buhyuja’ in The story of Buhyuja and Discussion of Buhyuja
Journal of Korean Classical Chinese Literature
Abbr :
한문고전연구
2013, 27(1), pp.7-35
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2013.27.1.001
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
2013, 27(1), pp.7-35
DOI : 10.18213/jkccl.2013.27.1.001
Publisher : The Classical Chinese Literature Association of Korea
Research Area : Korean Language and Literature
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This article scopes out a fictional charater – Buhyuja’s speaking and means in The story of Buhyuja and Discussion of Buhyuja written by Sung Hyun (1439-1504). Sung Hyun described Buhyuja, an ideal type of human character, with Buhyuja’s personality and enjoyment in an autobiographical essay The story of Buhyuja. Meanwhile, Discussion of Buhyuja composed of three type of fascicles: ‘Graceful Words’, ‘Foolish Words’ and ‘Complementary Words’. In Discussion of Buhyuja, fictional characters had appeared in each section so that contemporary issues had been described with indirect narrations, which purposed to escape punishments derived from direct and straightforward speaking. In accordance with direct speaking from imaginary persona and bitter satire on society in The story of Buhyuja and Discussion of Buhyuja, Sung Hyun had sincere remonstrance and satire on a king. Sung Hyun seemed to conform a demand – ‘The king is the Heaven’. However rather, Sung Hyun actually emphasized a king is a representative of the Heaven only for the public. In addition, Sung Hyun looked like to follow an assertion – ‘Personal talent and ability are obtainable with learning’, though Sung Hyun, in fact, highlighted one’s natural ability inborn characterized as well as scarcely changed. On the other hand, Sung Hyun had stated a middle coursed view of political opinions without single-side-on stance. Eventually, Sung Hyun applied various speaking on a fictional charater – Buhyuja. Then, Sung Hyun directly expressed meaning of his political opinions and self-esteem against contemporary social situations.
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