Before do dwelling in the Dosan(陶山), Toegye(退溪) dreamed retirement
through lying down sightseeing(臥遊) and sought Jisooinsan(智水仁山)
condition.
Toegye(退溪) did not think of the landscape as playing place. Toegye(退
溪) did not use figure of speech as pretending someone's meeting right
time-no meeting who has talent and virtue. A landscape symbolized
ultimate truth to Toegye(退溪). Discovery of genuine landscape had put out
of daily interest meant apprehension of Tao's form(道體). Toegye(退溪)
symbolizes whole process of landscape sightseeing by exhaustive
investigation process of truth and pretends seeking after truth(求道)'s
mind.
Toegye(退溪) did not expose argument, and unused shallow figure of
speech in the record of landscape journey. In terms of implied intention of
composition and experience by way of symbol, his writing can speak that
is wearing high character of literature.
Here, examine Toegye(退溪)'s the record of landscape journey and
related poetry-prose(詩文)'s present condition and previous research
subject, and argue about assignment that must study forward.
Subject should be deepened with research so far is same as following.
① Research about relation with Toegye(退溪)'s the record of landscape
journey and previous record of landscape journey
② Mode of Toegye(退溪)'s landscape sightseeing and detection of
esthetic sense through comparison with Juhui(朱熹)'s the record of
landscape journey and ?Namakchangsujip(南嶽唱酬集)?.
③ Comparison with contemporary writers-Nammyung(南冥) Joesik(曹
植) etc.-'s the record of landscape journey and natural beauty appreciation
attitude
④ Research about attitude of the repairing name(正名) that become
known in Toegye(退溪)'s landscape sightseeing
In the meantime, assignment must progress more forward is same as
following.
① Synthesizing poetry-prose(詩文) at that time, reconstruction interest
of the landscape sightseeing and aesthetic shape's way
② Research about future generations' succession aspect for Toegye(退
溪)'s the record of landscape sightseeing
③ Whole view about Toegye(退溪)'s aesthetics of landscape
Also, Toegye(退溪)'s the record of landscape sightseeing includes
various thought(思想) and feeling(感情). Forward, must illuminate the wide
and deep inside world that Toegye(退溪)'s the record of landscape
sightseeing contains in new sight.