書院의 成立과 16세기 朝鮮社會의 書院普及運動 = The Foundation of Seowon and the Movement of its Spread of Chosun Society in the 16th Century

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this paper is to reveal the origin and history of Seowon and to examine the activities of Chu, Se-bung(주세붕) and Lee, Hwang(이황) who produced most remarkable achievements in spread of Seowon in Choson society in the 16th century.
Seowon is a sort of private educational institute which had been founded by Sarim(사림) after the middle period of Chosun.
Seowon of Chosun had been influenced from China in the course of its coming into existence, but it has many differences if the function and characteristic and so on.
The first foundation of Seowon in this country is Backundong(백운동) Seowon, which was founded in the site of the old house in Gyeongsangdo which is Sunhung(순흥), An, Hyang(안향)'s by Chu, Sebung who was the magistrate of Pungkigun(풍기군), in Jungjong(중종) 38 year (1543).
It was by Lee, Hwang that Seowon was established and spread independently. He primarily claimed the national support and Sa-aeg(사액) to Backundong Seowon for the purpose of official recognition and informing of its existence all over the country.
And after, he devoted himself to its extension. For instance, he participated in building about ten number of Seowon and wrote Seowonki(서원기) to those. his activities like this promoted to its development and popularization through succeeding from his pupils, and later the Toegye School(퇴계학파) was established by these Seowons as the central force.