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The Yeonam Group’s Anthologies of Korean Literature Written in Classical Chinese and Adherence to the Chinese Civilization in the Mid-18th and Early 19th Centuries

Korea Journal / Korea Journal, (P)0023-3900; (E)2733-9343
2015, v.55 no.3, pp.30-55
https://doi.org/10.25024/kj.2015.55.3.30

(2015). The Yeonam Group’s Anthologies of Korean Literature Written in Classical Chinese and Adherence to the Chinese Civilization in the Mid-18th and Early 19th Centuries. Korea Journal, 55(3), 30-55, https://doi.org/10.25024/kj.2015.55.3.30
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Abstract

This paper examines how the Yeonam group, led by Bak Ji-won (1737–1805), collected and compiled Korean literature written in classical Chinese during the mid-18th and early 19th centuries. The Yeonam group attempted to prove how well Korean intellectuals had adopted and developed Chinese culture. Korean history, culture, and literature rapidly garnered the attention of Silhak (Practical Learning) intellectuals during this era. Previous studies, which tend to reflect the perspective of modern nationalism, have understood this academic trend as an early form of Korean nationalism. However, the Yeonam group held the opinion that Korean literature written in classical Chinese served as an indicator of the writer’s degree of embodying Chinese culture, which was understood by the Yeonam group as the epitome of cultural advancement. For this reason, the Yeonam group explored and compiled a series of Korean literary works written in classical Chinese, the ideal language according to the group. This paper demonstrates that the Yeonam group’s interest in Korean literature written in classical Chinese stemmed from the idea that Joseon was a sophisticated dynasty endowed with Chinese civilization.

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Yeonam group, Korean literature written in classical Chinese, awareness of dongmun, adherence to the Chinese civilization, Chinese civilization, modern nationalism

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