본 연구는 19세기 한국한문학에 대한 기존 연구 성과를 검토하고, 향후의 연구 방향에 대한 가설적 제안을 목적으로 시도되었다. 19세기에 대한 기존 연구의 가장 큰 특징은 19세기 전반에 연구가 집중되는 현상이다. 이는 근본적으로 18세기의 연장으로 19세기 전반을 바라보는 시선에서 기인하는 현상이다. 또한 19세기는 ‘퇴영적’ 시기로 인식되어 왔는데, 이는 18세기적 문제의식으로 19세기에 접근하기 때문이라는 것이 본고의 진단이다. 따라서 19세기적 문제의식을 발견하고, 19세기의 현실에 보다 밀착된 연구를 개발하여야 하는 과제를 연구사의 검토 결과로 제시하였다. 본 연구는 그 한 제안으로서 한문학의 저변화/속화 현상과 고급화/전문화 현상의 구체적 실상을 ‘여성’과 ‘놀이’를 핵심어로 하여 살펴보았다. 특히 홍길주를 중심에 놓고 이 시기 한문학의 속화 현상이 저변화 뿐 아니라 고급화전문화의 방향과도 결합하는 양상을 드러내 보이려고 했다. 한문학의 속화/저변화고급화를 문화사적 시각으로 바라보면, ‘이전의 활기와 생명력이 사라지는’ 현상의 이면에 새로운 동향이 보일 수도 있을 것이라는 것이 본고의 제안이다.

This study aims at reviewing the previous studies on the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature and suggesting future directions in the studies. The best feature of the previous studies on the 19th century Korea’s Chinese literature is that the subjects of studies centered on the first half of the 19th century. This phenomenon comes from that they regard the first half of the 19th century as the extension of the 18th century. And, even about that they recognize the 19thcentury as a ‘retrogressive’ period, this paper considers it is because they approach the 19th century from the perspective of the 18th century. Accordingly, this paper suggests that a unique point of view of the 19th century should be established and the study methods closer to the reality of the 19th century should be developed. This study suggests a study on expanding the base and popularization of the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature as one way. That is, this study surveys [the phenomenon that Korea’s Chinese literature was expanded to the lower classes and, at the same time, popularized] and [the phenomenon it sought quality enhancement and specialization] with the key words of ‘women’ and ‘play.’ Specifically, this intends to reveal the aspects that the popularization of the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature was combined with the trend toward expanding the base and also, with the trend toward quality enhancement and specialization, centering on Gil-ju Hong. In conclusion, this paper suggests that if popularization, expanding the base and quality enhancement of the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature can be interpreted from a perspective of cultural history, a new trend beyond the phenomenon that the vitality and vigor in the 18th century disappeared in the 19th -century Korea’s Chinese literature might be discovered.

This study aims at reviewing the previous studies on the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature and suggesting future directions in the studies. The best feature of the previous studies on the 19th century Korea’s Chinese literature is that the subjects of studies centered on the first half of the 19th century. This phenomenon comes from that they regard the first half of the 19th century as the extension of the 18th century. And, even about that they recognize the 19thcentury as a ‘retrogressive’ period, this paper considers it is because they approach the 19th century from the perspective of the 18th century. Accordingly, this paper suggests that a unique point of view of the 19th century should be established and the study methods closer to the reality of the 19th century should be developed. This study suggests a study on expanding the base and popularization of the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature as one way. That is, this study surveys [the phenomenon that Korea’s Chinese literature was expanded to the lower classes and, at the same time, popularized] and [the phenomenon it sought quality enhancement and specialization] with the key words of ‘women’ and ‘play.’ Specifically, this intends to reveal the aspects that the popularization of the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature was combined with the trend toward expanding the base and also, with the trend toward quality enhancement and specialization, centering on Gil-ju Hong. In conclusion, this paper suggests that if popularization, expanding the base and quality enhancement of the 19th-century Korea’s Chinese literature can be interpreted from a perspective of cultural history, a new trend beyond the phenomenon that the vitality and vigor in the 18th century disappeared in the 19th -century Korea’s Chinese literature might be discovered.

19th-century, Gil-ju,Hong(洪吉周), women, literature-game, popularization, specialization