元曉와 崔致遠의 대비적 고찰 = The Compartive Study on Won Hyeo and Choi Chi Won

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this essay is to compare the literary works of Won hyeo and Choi Chi Won in the light of the following aspects ; the substance of words (and truth), the purpose of writing, recognition of one's identity, sympathy with people, national and international reputation.
First, Won Hyeo examined the substance of words according to three levels of proposition ; 'Truth exists apart from words.', 'Truth depends upon words', 'The word obviates the word'.
His examination and analysis in these problems were logically precise and prefect, and leaves no room for doubt or contradiction.
Choi Chi Won proposed and tried to prove that 'Truth exists apart from writing,' and 'without writing truth cannot be known to people.' His logic and process of thinking were not precise enough, lacking any keen consciousness in this problem.
Second, Won Hyeo used writing for the purpose of saving people from the world, and concentrated his efforts mainly on populariging truth to people.
He used writing not for his own salvation but for the salvation of people.
Whereas, Choi Chi Won used writing only for the realization of his own self and his own secular success.
Third, Won Hyeo did not leave his country all his life, and built his system of thought independent of foreign influence.
Choi Chi Won mainly studied abroad in china, servily following the thoughts which were prevailed in china at that time. His attitudes were imitating and self-degrading.
Fourth, Although Won Hyeo was a priest and high aristocracy, he abandoned all his Priviliges of his class. Moreover he concentrated his efforts on the salvation of people, dancing and singing with them without discriminating himsely with others.
Choi Chi Won searched only for his own progress of situation and secular success, not overcoming his pride and self-consciousness as an elite of his period. When his search for the success was frustrated, he retired from the world finally.
Fifth, Won Hyeo's reputation was international, although his activities and writings were
confined to his own country. Many scholars and priests of China and Japan approved that his value and in fluences on them were great.
Choi Chi Won recognition only in his country, and his writtings were omitted even in the popular literary history of China, which was the main area of his literary activities He clearey shows the limitaion of foreign literary scholar.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 머리말
• Ⅱ. 元曉와 崔致遠과의 대비
• 1. 문학사상의 근본문제 면에서
• 2. 文學行爲의 목적 면에서
• 3. 주체성 면에서
• 4. 민중성 면에서
• 5. 국제적 평가 면에서
• Ⅲ. 마무리