古文論과 碑誌類의 상관성 - 陶谷 李宜顯의 碑誌類를 중심으로 -

The Correlation between Archaic Prose and Bijirue - Focused on Dogok, Eu-hyun Lee's Bijirue -

Bijirue was a popular official writing style used by most aristocracy class in the Chosun Dynasty. Bijirue required more exceptional skills than any other writing style. This was why it was the form used by the intellectual class, thus the artistic value of it was relatively high. Bijirue was a style that kept its form and did not become fanciful. In order to achieve this, the Chanja would arrange and compose the words delicately, showing his consciousness and writing ability as a composer. These characteristics and literary qualities allowed Bijirue to maintain its status on the discussion of the archaic style. Eu-hyun Lee was the person who developed the archaic style in the late period of the Chosun Dynasty, succeeding his master Chang-hyub Kim. He experimented his literary world by producing many pieces of Bijirue among his prose. He suggested that he use the aesthetics of Gan Um as a model of prosaic writings. Gan means the tightness between the subject and the structure with the close arrangement of the sentences, as well as the simplicity of the composition. Um means keeping the truth and reality by overcoming the temptation for writing to become fanciful. Bijirue was one of the leading literary forms amongst the main archaic styles in the Chosun Dynasty.