The Appearance of Sadness in condolence literature of Animal

The purpose of this paper is to examine the condolence literature of Animal and examine how human sadness over the death of animals was revealed. In addition, I would like to compare with condolence literature of human. Since animals are the most easily affectionate or sympathetic creatures other than humans, the death of animals can bring sadness comparable to that of humans. In recent years, the culture of treating pets as family members and holding a funeral is becoming more and more prevalent, and there will surely be literature that have revealed their sad feelings and shown their condolences after experiencing the death of animals in the past. 16 kinds condolence literature of Animal were found in the『韓國文集叢刊』 and the 『韓國歷代文集叢書』, and the main emotions revealed in each literature could be divided into three types: “direct expression of anger and vengeance”, “calm description of past recollections and longing,” and “reflection through dead animals and sublimation to boundaries.” In comparison with the condolence literature of human, there was a difference in the degree of expressing intense emotions or mournful sadness in the case of condolence literature of Animal, and even though they were condolence literature, condolence may not be the main purpose.