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There are many anecdotes related to sex in . Although a writer of belonged to the uppermost class of the early days of the Joseon Dynasty, it is interesting that the writer wrote about sex that is not suited to Confucian thinking of the day. Therefore, this study examined anecdotes related to sex in , and the meaning of these anecdotes. In addition, writer consciousness and influence on history of literature were examined. The early days of the Joseon Dynasty were the time when the foundation of the nation was established by Confucianism. Seonghyeon, the writer of belonged to the uppermost class of the day. However, he thought that sexual desire is human basic instinct and it is wrong to suppress this desire. Therefore, there are many anecdotes related to sex in , and he thought positively about not suppressing sex and expressing it freely. Especially, although someone was a lecher, Seonghyeon did not evaluate him negatively. Although a lecher was a Buddhist monk, Seonghyeon thought that he shows human natural instinct. Seonghyeon thought that not only historic events but also everything happening around people are valuable, so included various contents. Especially, there are many contents related to sex, because he was into music and there were women and alcoholic drink in a place with music at the time. In this place, many things related to sex happened. Seonghyeon described things that he saw, heard, and experienced in this place and reflected on his own life, so took some time for introspection. In addition, Seonghyeon thought that female sexual desire is important. This thought means sexual values that woman can be the sexual subject in a male-dominated society. In Korean history of literature, anecdotes related to sex of mean that material and expression of writing are expanded.