The purpose of this study is to investigate the introduction of foreign books and readership culture of intellectuals who lived over historically fluctuating periods in Chosun Dynasty during the 17th and 18th century. In fact, the demand for new knowl...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the introduction of foreign books and readership culture of intellectuals who lived over historically fluctuating periods in Chosun Dynasty during the 17th and 18th century. In fact, the demand for new knowledge increased and the readership culture grew up in the process, centering on intellectuals and artists in this days. This study focuses on analyzing the detailed condition of readership for foreign books, and the phenomena and meanings of cultural change which resulted in that intellectuals took the lead at that time. Also, this study examines the process that intellectuals in Chosun Dynasty introduced and accommodated foreign cultural elements independently, and applied to cultural changes.
This study has been conducted on the readership culture and cultural changes in Chosun Dynasty during 17th and 18th century over two years. The goal of 1st year study is to look over the condition of introduction of foreign books related to art, literature, history, and political idea which were separated one another at that time.
The 1st detailed research topic is on 'The Cultural Phenomena in Chosun Dynasty during the latter period through the Introduction and Accommodation of Foreign Books'.
Each researcher studies respectively as follows;
1. New Trend of foreign Books in Ming and Qing Dynasty, and Paintings of Chosun Dynasty during the latter period.
2. The Influence of Chinese Paintings Books on Painting of Chosun Dynasty during the latter period.
3. The change of Reading Experience and Taste of Literary Art about Books of Gongan school that Intellectuals had during 18th century.
4. A Study on the Readership of Kim Songtan's Critique of fictional narratives and formation Process of Novel Critique by intellectuals in Chosun Dynasty during the latter period.
The 2nd detailed research topic is on 'The Adoption of Foreign Books and Establishment of New outlook on the world'. Each researcher studies respectively as follows;
1. Introduction of World Geography Book and Change of Outlook on the world in the latter period of Chosun Dynasty.
2. Introduction of Books on Calendar and Astronomy and changes of the Calendar and Astronomy.
3. Critical Accommodation of『Chun-Ju-Sil-Yi(天主實義』by Realists during 17th and 18th century.
4. Passage of political Agreement about『Il-Chi-Rok(日知錄)』to Practical Science.
During the latter period of Chosun, the attitude of intellectuals who tried to accommodate western civilization through Chinese new culture reflected critical and principal aspect to cope with inner contradiction and change of Chosun society positively. Therefore, their readership did not remain as just intellectual curiosity. On the contrary, they tried to solve the social problem in those days and make counterproposal by reading foreign books, increasing knowledge and expanding to understand foreign countries, and comparing with actual conditions of Chosun Dynasty. this study experts the reflection of intellectuals' actual features in Chosun Dynasty during the latter period, whose attitude was to internalize and reinterpret the knowledge of foreign countries by restricting to simple accommodation of foreign books.