『쇄미록』에 나타난 소문의 형상화 양상과 장소성 연구 = A Study on the Embodying of Rumors and the Placeness in “Swaemirok”

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Oh Hee-moon(吳希文)'s “Swaemirok(瑣尾錄)” (1st volume of “ImjinNam haengIlrok”) is a record of the anxiety and suffering of the early days of the war. During the early days of the Imjin War, Oh Hee-moon took refuge in Jangsu, Jeolla Province. During this period, various rumors swirled around Jangsu. Amidst this anxiety, Oh Hee-moon moved his refugee site repeatedly, fearing the imminent arrival of the Japanese invaders. Concerns about the safety of his family led to a buildup of sadness, anger, and lament. This paper analyzes Oh Hee-moon's anxiety and suffering through the keywords ‘rumors’ and ‘place’.
First, we examine Oh Hee-moon's method of the embodying rumors. When framing rumors, Oh Hee-moon explicitly identifies the nature of the rumors by stating, “I heard it from ~ .” He then outlines the content of the rumors and adds analytical inferences to them. And in between, he appropriately arranges his own anxieties, anger, worries, and pain, presenting a self-portrait of an individual thrown into disaster.
Oh Hee-moon lived as a refugee, moving from place to place in Jangsu. Before the war, Jangsu was where his brother-in-law served as the county magistrate and his mother's hometown, a place of topophilia that lent Oh Hee-moon emotional attachment and a sense of stability. However, with the onset of the war, Jangsu's sense of place changed in an instant. It became a strange land, a place of anxiety and sorrow, a confined space. Jangsu's various refuge were depicted as places of despair, severing contact with his family in Hanyang(漢陽). This despair was amplified by the dreams he had of his wife and family during this period.
The significance of this paper lies in its ability to reflect on the suffering and anxiety of all those who lived as refugees during the disaster of war by examining the suffering of the war experienced by one individual, Oh Hee-moon.