양계초의 작품에 나타난 조선 망국의 원인에 대한 비판적 이해

Abstract

Between the year 1860 and 1910 Korea’s Joseon dynasty was gradually annexed by Japan. In 1895, Joseon had hoped to secede from the 300 years suzerain-vassal relationship it had with China to become an independent state. But instead, Russia and Japan at the same time re-occupied Joseon before finally in 1910 Japan completely annexed it. The final demise of Joseon dynasty, known in literature as known as the demise Joseon, caused great shock to China. At that time, Chinese intellectuals who experienced such a demise of a nation like Joseon paid a big attention to it. One of these Chinese intellectuals, Liang Qichao, wrote more than 10 books about the demise of the dynasty. He also wrote extensively on the annexation of Korea by Japan and analyzed extensively the intricate reasons for the final annexation of the dynasty. Qichao’s works later had great influence on the future Joseon progressive intellectuals. But then they were not able to produce a single on their own. So, this thesis therefore aims at investigating the critical reasons for the demise of the Joseon dynasty using the works of Liang Qichao. This work is organized in 8 chapters. First chapter is the introductory chapter. The second chapter discusses Liang Qichao’s life and career. The third chapter details the process of demise of the Joseon dynasty. The fourth chapter discusses the intrinsic reasons for the demise of the Joseon dynasty and analyzes the intricate issues regarding the suzerain-vassal relation between Qing and Joseon dynasty. The fifth chapter discusses the Confucian and indulgent theories of national subjugation. The sixth chapter examines the criticisms in the newspapers focused on Japan’s annexation of Korea. For Liang Qichao's analyzes also has some the critical point on the Joseon dynasty's fall. the first point is his assessment for the process of demise of the Joseon dynasty was all subjected. The next point is friendly toword Qing's the Queen's Min was not included by these criticism .

【Keyword】Liang Qichao, Joseon dynasty, Suzerainty, Confucianism the critical point