출판저널 칼럼

송우혜,Song, U-Hye 대한출판문화협회 1993 출판저널 Vol.122 No.-

"잭 런던의 조선사람 엿보기"를 읽고

송우혜,Song, U-Hye 대한출판문화협회 1995 출판저널 Vol.167 No.-

확대 서평-"진리는 나의 빛", "하늘이 무너져도 정의는 세워라"

송우혜,Song, U-Hye 대한출판문화협회 1994 출판저널 Vol.144 No.-

갖가지의 목소리로 쏟아놓은 다양한 이야기들이 서로 얼키고 설켜서 다채로운 구도와 색깔로 이루어진 한폭의 커다란 그림을 이루고 있다. 이 그림의 재료는 다양하다. 따뜻한 추억, 치열함, 그리움, 기쁨, 보람, 고마움, 그런 것들과 함께 회한, 원망, 딱한 자기과시까지 끼어들어 강렬한 형상의 모자이크를 이룬다.

언어의 세계에서 삶의 길 찾은 윤동주와의 만남

송우혜,Song, U-Hye 대한출판문화협회 1998 출판저널 Vol.244 No.-

정유재란 시기 이순신의 부산진공작전

송우혜(Song, Woo Hye) 순천향대학교 이순신연구소 2007 이순신연구논총 Vol.- No.8

현재 이순신에 관한 역사 서술 중에서 광범위하게 유포되어 받아들여지고 있는 기술 중 하나가 “선조 30년에 정유재란이 발발했을 때 이순신은 함대를 거느리고 부산을 공격하라는 조정의 명령을 거부하고 진공하지 않았다”는 주장이다. 그런 주장은 이순신이 지녔던 진정한 리더십의 실체를 증명하는 대표적인 사례로 확대 해석되면서 크게 곽광받고 있다. 이순신은 부당한 것이면 임금의 명령까지도 거부할 정도로 소신이 확고했던 지도자라는 것이다. 그러나 그것은 실제의 역사적 사실과 전혀 다른 매우 터무니 없는 오해 내지는 역사의 왜곡에 불과하다. 중국과 일본 사이에 진행되고 있던 화의가 깨어진 결과 일본군이 재침공하여 정유재란이 발발할 무렵에 선조와 조정은 통제사 이순신에게 부산진공작전을 명했었고, 이순신은 그 명령을 충실하게 수행하여 성공했다. 이순신은 정유년(1597) 2월 10일에 부산진공작전에 돌입했다. 당시 이순신 함대의 부신진공작전은 수군 삼도 통제사 이순신과 도체찰사였던 우의정 이원익이 합의하여 조정에 보고한 뒤에 실행했던 작전으로서, 선조는 이원익의 보고에 의하여 정유년 1월 23일 이전에 이미 그 작전에 대하여 알고 있었음이 사료에 의해서 확인된다. 이순신은 함대를 이끌고 부산 앞바다에 진격하여 몸소 최전방에 나서서 왜적을 공격하여 작전을 성공시켰다. 그러나 무사히 자신의 함대를 이끌고 귀환한 뒤에 이순신은 선조가 보낸 선전관에 의해서 체포되었다. 그럼에도 불구하고 이순신이 지휘한 조선 수군이 부산진공작전을 성공시킨 일은 이후 조선 수군의 운용과 군사전략의 수립에 막중한 영향을 미쳤다. 그리하여 선조와 조선 조정은 이순신의 후임 통제사인 원균에게도 같은 형태의 군사작전을 계속 추진하도록 강요했다. 그러나 그 결과는 원균의 전사와 조선 수군의 멸망이라는 참혹한 결과를 낳았다. One of the most widely distributed and accepted facts about Yi Sun Sin today is that “in the 30th year of King Sunjo period when Jung-Yoo-Je-Ran occurred, Yi Sun Sin was ordered to attack Busan with his fleets, but he denied the order of the royal court and did not proceed.” This account is over-interpreted as an exemplary case for his true leadership, and is gaining much attention and popularity. This account demonstrates that Yi Sun Sin was a leader of firm belief such that he would even deny the order of a king if it is wrong. However, this account is a clueless, misunderstood claim completely different from a historical fact or just a case for distortion of history. As a result of the failure of peace conference between Japan and China, Japanese troops re-invaded Joseon to cause Jung-Yoo-Je-Ran. At that time, King Sunjo and his royal court order Tongjesa (=admiral) Yi Sun Sin a mission to mount on Busan, and he fulfilled the order and succeeded in his mission. Yi Sun Shin started his mission on February 10th, Jung-Yoo year (1597). The mission of Yi Sun Sin’s fleets to mount on Busan was actually an operation that was carried out after Sugun(navy) Samdo(three island) Tongjesa (admiral in chief) Yi Sun Sin and DoJechalsa Wueuijeong Lee Wonik reported to the royal court and obtained its approval. According to the historical accounts it is found that King Sunjo was already aware of the operation before January 23rd, 1597 via the report sent by Lee Wonik. Yi Sun Sin took his fleets to the sea in front of Busan and led them at the frontline of the battlefield to attack the Japanese enemy, completing his mission. However, after returning to his base with his fleets secured, Yi Sun Sin was arrested by sentry sent from King Sunjo. Nevertheless, the successful mission that mounted on Busan led by Yi Sun Sin had a great influence in establishing military strategies and operating the Joseon sugun(navy) afterwards. Therefore, King Sunjo and the royal court of Joseon forced Won Gyun, who succeeded the Tongjesa position of Yi Sun Sin, to carry out the same type of military operations. As a dreadful result, however, Won Gyun was killed, and Joseon’s sugun(navy) was eliminated.

이순신을 폄훼하는 ‘원균 명장론’의 실체

송우혜(Song Woo Hye) 순천향대학교 이순신연구소 2006 이순신연구논총 Vol.- No.6

요즘 이순신에 대한 관심이 커지면서 오히려 자주 듣게 되는 것이 이순신을 억울하게 궁지에 몰아넣었던 원균에 대한 재평가의 결과라는 ‘원균 명장론’이다. 전쟁의 양상과 전공은 한정되어 있는 것이기에 ‘원균 명장론’은 결과적으로 이순신의 전공과 명성을 희생물로 삼게 된다. 그런데 요즘 유행되는 ‘원균 명장론’에는 시기적인 제한을 두었다는 특징이 있다. 원균이 함경도 육진 시절에 매우 용맹한 장수였다는 것이다. 임진왜란 당시 수군 장수로서 원균의 행적과 전공은 이미 상세하게 알려져 있기에 감히 ‘명장’이라고 주장할 수 없자, 원균의 육진 시절로 소급해서 원균이 육진 시절에 명장이었다고 주장하는 것이다. 그러나 그런 주장은 단순히 󰡔선조실록󰡕의 원문을 오역한 데서 빚어진 어처구니 없는 주장에 불과하다. 이 글에서는 그간 이순신과 원균의 생애에 대해서 사실인 양 자리잡은 몇 가지 오해에 대한 분석과 함께 ‘원균 명장론’의 실체를 󰡔선조실록󰡕 원문을 통해서 고찰해 보기로 한다. The recent controversy that Won Gyun was a great commander has rised from the distortion of history about the period of six regions(六鎭) in Hamkyoung-do(咸鏡道) when Yi Sun Shin and Won Gyun were in their military services. Those who allege that Won Gyun was a great commander insist that During that time, Won Gyun was a famous commander who had been winning speedy promotions, while Yi Sun Shin was merely a petty positioned military officer. But this is not true. Such assertions have no true grounds in history what so ever. Yi Sun Shin was an outstanding military commander who rapidly climbed up the chain of command much faster than Won Gyun. In the 16th year of the King Seon Jo s reign(AD 1583), Yi Sun Shin obtained a brilliant reputation for his bravery during the war that Ni-Tang-Kae s rebellion caused in six regions of Hamkyoung-do. It was in that war that Yi Sun Shin won a great military merit by decapitating Wu-Eul-Ki-Nae, who was one of the highest leaders of the enemy troops. The death of Wu-Eul-Ki-Nae ended that war and the nation freed from the faced severe crucial situation. Hence when King Seon Jo wanted to select some excellent commanders to defend the nation from the attack of the foreign invaders before the outbreak of Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, Yi Sun Shin was recommended by the powerful vassals in parliament while none recommended Won Gyun. Also in 『Seon Jo Sil Lok(宣祖實錄)』, there is a historical document attested clearly by his own ardent supporter that Won Gyun was not an excellent army commander during the period of six regions. In the wartime of Im-jin-woe-ran(壬辰倭亂), Won Gyun was expelled from the navy to the army because he was in serious discord with Yi Sun Shin. Then Kim Eung Nam, the deputy premier, for the sake of Won Gyun made a strong proposal to the king like the following, Won Gyun should be back to the naval forces since he is a man of good capacity as a naval commander not for army. (『Seon Jo Sil Lok』, 1596. 5. 7.) As mentioned above, by such the obvious corroborative facts it is evident that the controversy of Won Gyun being a great commander is a forgery which was fabricated by groundlessly distorting of the truth of history.

[역비논단]조선 선조조의 니탕개란 연구

송우혜(Song Woo-Hye) 역사비평사 2005 역사비평 Vol.- No.72

문학작품을 통해 진행되는 이순신의 폄훼현상과 KBS 대하 드라마 『불멸의 이순신』의 원작소설이 지닌 심각한 역사 왜곡의 문제

송우혜 순천향대학교 이순신연구소 2004 이순신연구논총 Vol.- No.2

이순신을 펌훼하는 '원균 명장론'의 실체

송우혜 순천향대학교 2006 이순신연구논총 Vol.- No.6

The recent controversy that 'Won Gyun was a great commander' has rised from the distortion of history about the period of six regions(六鎭) in Hamkyoung-do (咸鏡道) when Yi Sun Sin and Won Gyun were in their military services. Those who allege that Won Gyun was a great commander insist that "During that time, Won Gyun was a famous commander who had been winning speedy promotions, while Yi Sun Sin was merely a petty positioned military officer." But this is not true. Such assertions have no true grounds in history what so ever. Yi Sun Sin was an outstanding military commander who rapidly climbed up the chain of command much faster than Won Gyun. In the 16th year of the King Seon Jo's reign (AD 1583), Yi Sun Sin obtained a brilliant reputation for his bravery during the war that Ni-Tang-Kae's rebellion caused in six regions of Hamkyoung-do. It was in that war that Yi Sun Sin won a great military merit by decapitating Wu-Eul-Ki-Nae, who was one of the highest leaders of the enemy troops. The death of Wu-Eul-Ki-Nae ended that war and the nation freed from the faced severe crucial situation. Hence when King Seon Jo wanted to select some excellent commanders to defend the nation from the attack of the foreign invaders before the outbreak of Japanese invasion of Korea in 1592, Yi Sun Sin was recommended by the powerful vassals in parliament while none recommended Won Gyun. Also in USeon Jo Sil LokCaMIOJ, there is a historical document attested clearly by his own ardent supporter that Won Gyun was not an excellent army commander during the period of six regions. In the wartime of Im-jin-woe-ranU&dililiL), Won Gyun was expelled from the navy to the army because he was in serious discord with Yi Sun Sin. Then Kim Eung Nam, the deputy premier, for the sake of Won Gyun made a strong proposal to the king like the following, "Won Gyun should be back to the naval forces since he is a man of good capacity as a naval commander not for army."( 『Seon Jo Sil Lok』, 1596. 5. 7.) As mentioned above, by such the obvious corroborative facts it is evident that the controversy of 'Won Gyun being a great commander' is a forgery which was fabricated by groundlessly distorting of the truth of history.