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A study on Yun Seon-do's Management of Geumsoaedong and Sanjungsingok

Lee, sang-won 1

1조선대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study set out to demonstrate that Yun Seon-do created Sanjungsingok based on his direct connections to the management of Geumsoaedong and make an attempt at interpreting his Manheung and Owooga based on the findings. Yun created Manheung out of joy he felt in the process of enjoying the nature surrounding Hoishimdang that took the most important position in the Geumsoaedong garden. It consists of total six poems. Poem 1 is the prologue and tells that his duty was to build Hoishimdang and manage Geumsoaedong. Poems 2~5 make up the main body, which is then divided into two parts: Poems 2 and 3 offer detailed depictions of the speaker enjoying nature around Hoishimdang, and Poems 4 and 5 show his satisfaction with his life in Geumsoaedong around Hoishimdang. Poem 6 is the conclusion in which the speaker attributes all of it to the royal benevolence. It is the expression of what he felt in his contact with nature in Geumsoaedong rather than a conventional finish. In his Owooga, Yun introduces five natural objects and praises their virtue. It is important to understand that he newly found those five natural objects and their virtue in Geumsoaedong. As the expression Cheonseokgohwang tells, water and rocks have been regarded as representative natural objects. It is a paradox that people do not realize their preciousness because they are representative natural objects. Yun realized their preciousness anew and made them his objects of Owoo. Both the pine tree and bamboo tree have long attracted attention as they remain green throughout the four seasons of the year. It is not the only reason, however, that he made them his objects of Owoo. He chose the two because he discovered their internal virtue not seen on the outside anew: the pine tree has straight roots deep in the ground, and the bamboo tree has a unique attribute of hollowness inside. Finally, he chose the moon because he realized the greatness of small things himself while seeing it frequently in Geumsoaedong.

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