This thesis has a purpose of showing the Liang-QiChao’s influence on Korean poetics in the time of enlightenment on a comparative literature. Korean intellectuals must have realized many facts for themselves while discussing utility theory in the ti...
This thesis has a purpose of showing the Liang-QiChao’s influence on Korean poetics in the time of enlightenment on a comparative literature. Korean intellectuals must have realized many facts for themselves while discussing utility theory in the time of Korean enlightenment, when they faced different kinds of circumstances, utility theory, nevertheless, is considered to be influenced by Liang-QiChao’s in many parts, considering that the contents they discussed and the vocabulary they used. Therefore, his work as well as Liang-QiChao’s poetics spread fast among Korean world of poetry and did help Korean intellectuals in many ways, who were working on enlightenment and social reform at that time. Korean intellectuals in the time of enlightenment like Sin, Chai-ho thought poetry of one method, which they could reform Korean society and politics and save their country in crisis as they accepted Liang-QiChao’s poetics. This thesis contains discussions. First, positive acceptance of Liang-QiChao’s poetics revolutionism. It can be said that Liang-QiChao’s work was introduced to Korea thanks to his Patriotic Enlightenment Thought in his work, even though his expressive technique in his work is hard to ignore. Second, both 「Eumbingsilsihwa(음빙실시화)」and 「 Cheonheedangsihwa(천희당시화)」 have argued that new western culture and thought should be accepted through poetry. Third, both 「 Eumbingsilsihwa」and 「Cheonheedangsihwa」 suggested the unification of the written and spoken language.