@article{ART003271754},
author={UM, KI YOUNG},
title={The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8},
journal={The Research of the Korean Classic},
issn={1226-3850},
year={2025},
number={71},
pages={185-214}
TY - JOUR
AU - UM, KI YOUNG
TI - The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8
JO - The Research of the Korean Classic
PY - 2025
VL - null
IS - 71
PB - The Research Of The Korean Classic
SP - 185
EP - 214
SN - 1226-3850
AB - This article examines the criteria underlying the selection and arrangement of figures in Samguksagi(三國史記), “Biographies”(列傳) Book 8. The compilers referred to the XinTangshu(新唐書) categories of “Filial and Fraternal Piety”(孝友), “Recluses”(隱逸), “Exemplary Officials”(循吏), “Literature and the Arts”(文藝), and “Exemplary Women”(列女). Thus, Hyangdeok(向德) and Seonggak(聖覺) were classified under filial and fraternal piety; Silhye(實兮), Mulgyeja(勿稽子), and Baekgyeol- seonsaeng(百結先生) under recluses; Geomgun(劒君) under exemplary officials; Kim Saeng(金生) and Solgeo(率居) under literature and the arts; and Jieun(知恩), Lady Seol(薛氏女), and Domi's wife(都彌妻) under exemplary women.
This classification clarifies why “The Biography of the Filial Daughter Jieun” was not grouped with Hyangdeok and Seonggak, and reveals how Baekgyeol-seonsaeng and Geomgun were typologically perceived. Furthermore, the fact that figures corresponding to “Confucian Scholars”(儒學)—Kangsu(强首), Choe Chiwon(崔致遠), and Seol Chong(薛聰)—were placed separately in Book 6 demonstrates that while Samguksagi drew upon the XinTangshu, it did not adopt its structure wholesale.
Within each category, ordering followed own principles. For filial piety, Hyangdeok precedes Seonggak not only because of chronological priority but also because his conduct became a model. For recluses, the sequence of Silhye, Mulgyeja, and Baekgyeol-seonsaeng reflects political conflicts, the role of music, and differing modes and ideological orientations of recluses, rather than simple chronology. In the case of literature and the arts, Kim Saeng precedes Solgeo in accordance with the East Asian cultural tradition that valued calligraphy above painting, as illustrated in the anecdote of a Goryeo(高麗) envoy proudly discussing Kim’s calligraphy with Song(宋) officials. Finally, the placement of Jieun, Lady Seol, and Domi's wife reflects Confucian prescriptions governing women’s conduct across life stages—before marriage, during betrothal, and after marriage—revealing the compilers’ Confucian construction of womanhood.
KW - Samguksagi(三國史記);Biographies(列傳);XinTangshu(新唐書);Selection and Arrangement of Figures;Confucianism(儒敎)
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UM, KI YOUNG. (2025). The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8. The Research of the Korean Classic, 71, 185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG. 2025, "The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8", The Research of the Korean Classic, no.71, pp.185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG "The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8" The Research of the Korean Classic 71 pp.185-214 (2025) : 185.
UM, KI YOUNG. The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8. 2025; 71 : 185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG. "The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8" The Research of the Korean Classic no.71(2025) : 185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG. The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8. The Research of the Korean Classic, 71, 185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG. The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8. The Research of the Korean Classic. 2025; 71 185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG. The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8. 2025; 71 : 185-214.
UM, KI YOUNG. "The Criteria Underlying the Selection and Arrangement of Figures in Samguksagi, “Biographies” Book 8" The Research of the Korean Classic no.71(2025) : 185-214.
