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Distinct characteristics observed in the exile Chinese poetry written by Confucian scholars in the late Joseon Dynasty

  • The Research of the Korean Classic
  • 2021, (55), pp.5-49
  • DOI : 10.20516/classic.2021.55.5
  • Publisher : The Research Of The Korean Classic
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature > Korean classic prose
  • Received : October 25, 2021
  • Accepted : November 9, 2021
  • Published : November 30, 2021

YUN INHYUN 1

1인하대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study evaluated the distinct characteristics observed in the exile literature written by Confucian scholars in the late Joseon Dynasty. Considering the views of Dasan Jeong, Yakyong, Chusa Kim, Jeonghee and Myeonam Choi, Ikheyon, as exiles and representative Confucian scholars, this study reviewed previous literature about them, and attempted to reveal their distinct characteristics. Further, this study examined the thoughts and lives of these three Confucian scholars in their early and late days at their places of exile, and determined how they overcame the difficulties they faced in. The study found that the Chinese poetry and other works by Dasan reflected on the lives of the natives in his place of exile. He coped with his own sorrow and self-pity of being in exile, by writing about their difficult and unfair lives, thus indicating the positive features of engagement literature. Chusa used his literary imagination to passively overcome his own difficulties in exile with a sense of shared commitment and philosophical maturity. He also made an effort for historical investigation influenced by his young ages as a theorist. Myeonam introduced the righteousness concept of neo-Confucianism. Instead of taking care of himself, he struggled with the reality of being a national patriot at the time of foreign invasion. His poetic expression was outspoken and emphasized this loyalty and fidelity.

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