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Composition Method and Role of Poetic Foreword of 『Nosongdangilbonhaengnok(An Early Korean Mission to Japan)』

kim, mi-sun 1

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『Nosongdangilbonhaengnok』 is a travelogue to Japan, which waswritten by Song Hui-gyeong (1376∼1446) after he traveled to and fromJapan in 1420. It contained 202 poems and two proses after he traveled toand from Japan from January 15 to October 26, 1420. To appreciate theliterary values of 『Nosongdangilbonhaengnok』, its unique and complexcomposition should first be examined systematically. Chapter 2 examined the composition method, and identified twocharacteristics of "diary-style writing according to the itinerary," and"utilization of poetic foreword and insertion of prose." At the king's orderof writing a travelogue to Japan, Song Hui-gyeong further perfected thewriting using the diary style, poetic forewords and proses, thus boostingthe readers' understanding thereof. Chapter 3 examined the role of poeticforward, seen as the most unique characteristic of 『Nosongdangilbonhaengnok』 composition method. It was found that the poetic forwardcontained diverse contents, and that it had three roles, e.g., presentation ofitineraries, description of crisis situations, and description of travels. SongHui-gyeong wrote poetic forewords for 71 poems of 202 poems, and poeticforewords not just complement the poems, but also offer a guess of theauthor's psychology and mindset about travels.

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