조선시대 養子의 한 풍경 -채팽윤의 한시를 중심으로-

초록

During the Joseon Dynasty, adopt children was a frequent customary practice. Usually, a measure against the disconnection of the family, cases of adoptions couldbe divided into cases where there was no son, where there was only a daughter, or where there was a son, who was not deemed appropriate. Adoption was determined through a number of complex procedures. As a result, there was a lot of room for legal and emotional problems. Until now, research on adoption has been mainly conducted in the field of history, and few studies have been conducted based on literary works. There are few materials that represent the actual experiences of yangbu and yangja during the Joseon Dynasty. Chae Paeng-yoon left about 50 poems about his adopted son, Chae Eung-dong, in his collection of writings. Through these texts, we can gain a vivid glimpse of adoptees in the Joseon Dynasty. First, this study examined the decisions and circumstances of adoption. Determining adoption presented a lot of potential for emotional or legal problems to arise. Even when adoption was decided, it remained challenging to solve question such as at what point to adopt and which of someone‘s sons should be adopted. Chae Paeng-yoon's poetry contains detailed descriptions of adoption decisions, presenting a vivid documentation of the adoption process in the Joseon Dynasty. Next, the poetry contains the joy of daily life felt in parenting. The amazing experience of turning the desperate hope for parenting into reality is portrayed in the text as a pleasure in itself. This experience was drawn in detail through an anecdote with a child. The poet also expresses his affectionate and warm feelings for the child without hesitation. Chae Paeng-yoon's attitude toward the child is benevolent rather than strict. People around him strongly urged a strict approach to the child's rearing, but Chae Paeng-yoon disciplined the child in his own way with his own educational philosophy. In the end, the poet portrays the sadness and longing in a situation where he and the child are separated due to circumstances. It is a difficult process to weave both parents and children. Depending on each other's situation, they are separated, miss each other, and develop rich affection. These poems occupy the largest proportion. Which is more significant? The affection of growing or that of raising? The emotions that arise from the bonds of blood are fundamental and primal. However, although families may begin through the birth of a child sharing common genetic ties, they are also created by sharing habits and lives with each other. In the end, a family is defined by the sediment of time that has passed together. This study reflects the hope that the poetry left by Chae Paeng-yoon will be able to recall the deeper meaning of familial love once again in this era.

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