The Patterns and Meanings of Poems in the Cataloging Related to Poems in the Jinhuisokgo Line

Jinhuisokgo of the Yukdangmungo version, Jinhuisokgo in Jang Ji-yeon's collection of works, and Jinbeolhuigosokpyeon housed at Tokyo University, Japan all belong to the Jinhuisokgo line broadly. The books in the line of Jinhuisokgo have anonymous authors, thus getting no attention so far. In 2018, the Research Institute for Chinese Character Culture of Yeungnam University published People Who Could Not Be History Themselves after translating Jinhuisokgo, marking the beginning of full-blown research on the books of the line. However, there has been only poor research on the cataloging of poems in the Jinhuisokgo line. This study thus aims to examine the cataloging of poems in the Jinhuisokgo line and broaden the research horizon for the books of the line. The study examined the patterns and meanings of poems in the cataloging related to poems in the Jinhuisokgo line and reached the following conclusions: First, the study checked the status and limitations of the books in the Jinhuisokgo line as a kind of book of figures in the 19th century. As for their status, t hese b ooks i ntrod uced many figures t rue to t heir c haracteristics as a book of figures. Although most of them were from the upper class, the books made an effort to include and deal with people from the lower class, as well. This posed a limitation, too. If the books had been even to deal with figures from all the classes, they could have fitted the aspect of a book of figures better. Second, the study examined the patterns and meanings of poems in the cataloging related to poems in the Jinhuisokgo line in synchronic and diachronic aspects. Their compilers dealt with people both from the upper and lower classes. While presenting poems by remarkable people, they also presented people who had not received attention and introduced their poems to show how remarkable they were. It was their intention as a compiler not to confine the abilities of people within the constraints of the social classes. This aspect did not appear strongly across all the parts, but it was clear that they made those efforts at least in the cataloging related to poems. Third, The compilers attempted to visualize cataloging by examining poems in the cataloging related to the poems in the Jinhuisokgo line and presenting these poems, thus achieving the effects of establishing the status of people and creating a mood.