潛谷金堉의 挽詩연구

A Study on Jamgok Kim Yuk’s elegy

Joseon’s representative reformer Jamgok Kim Yuk who only suggested economy activation policy for people. This policy for people became the reason of in the late Joseon period’s Silhak. Japgoak Mansi’s characteristics for remembrance of the deadman is like this. First of all, it hopes to go to the transcendental world by reconfiguration the memory. Jamgok made 28 short poems for the deadmen. The fives are for women, also fives are do not know the exact time of creation. Jamgok usually remember from royal family to administer of the region, none of them is for his family. Jamgok made his poems for his will, not for the request of others. Therefore, he left few poems compare to other poets at that time. Second of all, he expresses his sorrow calmly. Instead of express one’s sorrow directly, refraining is more effective way. It is because indirect expressing emotions is better than direct expressing emotions.