Lee Deok-hong was taught by Toegye Lee Hwang. And since then, he had social intercourse with his teacher and alumni in various ways. This social intercourse continued even after the death of his teacher Toegye. In the process, a number of sino-Korean ...
Lee Deok-hong was taught by Toegye Lee Hwang. And since then, he had social intercourse with his teacher and alumni in various ways. This social intercourse continued even after the death of his teacher Toegye. In the process, a number of sino-Korean poetry directly related to social intercourse were created. In fact, it is supported by the fact that 71 of the 181 sino-Korean poetry are chaun-si(次韻詩).
The aspects of social intercourse that appeared in The Lee Deok-hong's sino-Korean poetry can be divided into three main types. The first is the succession of Toegye studies through lectures. Lee Deok-hong revealed his perception of following his teacher's teachings through chaun-si. And in the process of discussing studies with alumni, he worked tirelessly to pass on what he had learned from his master. In addition, he expressed his pride in the origin of the study from Chu Hsi(朱熹) to Toegye, and based on this, he showed the will of learning to his alumni.
Second, it is the expression of pung-ryu(風流) through boating and travel. After being taught by Toegye, Lee Deok-hong began full-fledged pungryu activity. In particular, the boating performed at Takyeongdam(濯纓潭) with Toegye was comparable to the boating at the Jeokbyeok(赤壁). In addition, he enjoyed the pung-ryu at Cheongryangsan(淸凉山) with his alumni or went to a nearby place. At this time, what was as important to him as the beautiful natural scenery was the existence of the person traveling together.
Third, it is to overcome the regret of parting by writing a sino-Korean poetry at the time of parting. Lee Deok-hong wrote a Jeung-Byeoul-Si(贈別詩) to an alumni who was about to part, or delivered a Jeung-Si(贈別詩) to an alumni who was far away, expressing regret for the breakup. However, he expressed his expectations not only to expressed his regret, but also to hoped that alumni's orientation would not change, while expressing his anticipations for returning safely from their mission.
Looking at the meaning of social intercourse in Lee Deok-hong's sino-Korean poetry, it can be said that he promoted scholastic unity based on respect for his teacher. In addition, his Pungryu activities were mainly conducted in the Yeongnam(嶺南) area, so naturally, he re-aware of the Yeongnam area's landscapes and paid attention to the Yeongnam ancient sages. And as shown in Lee Deok-hong’s farewell sino-Korean poetry, it was possible that he was able to promote academic and regional unity because the deep trust in alumni.