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A study on the change in cultural meaning of Sujeon(水戰) and the aspect of Chinese poetry as a material for Sujeonhee(水戰戲) in the Early Joseon Dynasty-Focusing on the naval training event in Hanyang

  • The Research of the Korean Classic
  • 2023, (62), pp.41-67
  • Publisher : The Research Of The Korean Classic
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature > Korean classic prose
  • Received : July 25, 2023
  • Accepted : August 11, 2023
  • Published : August 31, 2023

Soojin Kang 1

1한경대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This manuscript tries to understand Sujeon(水戰)‘s implementation methods and changes and do aspects of Hanyang culture in the early Joseon Dynasty by analyzing poems created with it based on this. Sujeon was implemented against invasion by Japanese raiders as one of military disciplines supervised by kings. Because the kings could not visit posts of the naval forces, they trained them by waiting for the periods that vessels (漕船) are at the berths of the Han River and according to these characteristics, Sujeon was usually implemented in summer. Initial Sujeon was implemented in the manner of making and defeating imaginary enemies. However, after Sejo of Joseon, it was changed to the way of simulated combats. Sujeon’s playfulness was higher than other military disciplines’ in that it is held in the Han River, and the fate of battles is decided through simulated combats according to its implementation method’s characteristics. And after the reign of Seongjong of Joseon, the kings made civil and military officials who escorted royal carriages write compositions by holding a banquet after finishing Sujeon and awarded prizes by grading them. It can be found that Sujeon’s playful characteristics are more gradually strengthened than the military disciplines since the reign of Seongjeong of Joseon. The manuscript tried to collect and analyze various records of Sujeonje and poems created with it by taking note of its characteristics and clarify aspects of Seoul’s play cultures in the early Joseon Dynasty based on this. For works created with Sujeon in common, poems created at that time generally describe simulated battles taken in Sujeon and consist of contents to praise the reigns of the kings who then seized power. It’s because guards and lieges created with the titles of poems presented by the kings. Considering the point that these works were created in the banquets held after finishing Sujeon, the kings and guards and lieges can be found to recognize it as a thing to watch, that is, playfulness. And for Hanyang residents in the early Joseon Dynasty, watching national events was entertainment. And Sujeon was one of national events whiche were periodically held. Therefore, the value of the poems created with Sujeon can be found in that aspects of play cultures of the Hanyang residents including the kings and bureaucrat writers can be understood.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.