省齋 姜麟煥의 漢詩文學 硏究

A Study on Seongjae Kang Inhwan’s Korean-Chinese Poetry Literature

The purpose of this study is to examine how Korean-Chinese Literature is passed down in the cultural environments of the new Hangul generation with a special attention to Seongjae Kang In-Hwan’s Korean poetry. From age 8 to 15，under the teaching of Hajung and from 16 to 32，learning the Confucian classics under Kyoungsuk Im Heonchan, Seongjae thoroughly investigated Ganjae, Junwoo’s Neo-Confucianism. After his master Kyoungsuk passed away in 1956，he concentrated on training students and composed poems. His 1186 poems were published in the two collections of poetry literary works. Seongjae’s poems are classified into the themes of nature, human affairs and society. The poems of nature describe humanity’s pure emotion through the four seasons in a rural setting. The poems of human affairs express his celebrations and condolences to the people who are his neighbors, relatives and friends. The poems of society represent the feelings of celebration for national/social anniversary or events. In addition, the social poems imply his aspirations towards the recovery of public order, morality, and national development. In the earlier years (1955-1980), Seongjae’s poems were mainly about nature through rural landscape and natural objects. His poems also contained a lot of Suyonshi (verses composed at a birthday feast for an old man) and requiem as well. During the mid-years of his career (1979-1992), his poetry world expanded showing emotion and celebration for community, social events or anniversary. Near the end of his career (1993-2006)，his poems combined the features of his earlier and middle years of his poetry. The poems were mostly about the unique Korean customs, a spirit of mutual help and traditional customs in farming villages. The ideas of Chung (loyalty) and Hyo (filial piety), which are long standing Confucian traditions, were also found in his poems. He attempted to honor past Confucian achievements and hand down the traditional culture with the themes of Hyoja (a filial son), Yeolnyeo (a virtuous woman), Chungshin (a loyal retainer) and Yeolsa (a patriot) in his poetry world.