A Study on Choi Chi-won's

Along with , Choi Chi-won's , is the oldest recording documents in existence and the only clue to examine the characteristics of the recording documents written during his stay in Tang Dynasty, and in this regard, a precise analysis for each of Choi Chi-won's works is required. Not only this, but the significance of is not small in that it can enhance the historical understanding of the Seocheon Naseong(西川羅城), which does not remain today. This paper started from the problematic awareness that despite the fact that hold an important position in literature as well as recording documents, its aesthetic value has not been fully explored. This paper clarifies the background of the construction of Seocheon Naseong and discusses deeply the narrative characteristics of that are differentiated from other fortress wall construction recording documents. Gobyeon(高騈, 821~887) built a larger fortress wall outside the old fortress to prevent Chengdu from the invasion of Namjo Kingdom, in the third year of the reign of Emperor Geonbu (876), the next year after his appointment as governor in military forces in Seocheon. When Gobyeon reported the completion of the construction of fortress by dedicating the depicting the image of fortress wall, Emperor Heejong of Tang Dynasty was very impressed and had Wanghui (王徽), an chief officer in Hallim Academy (818~891) write a writing commending his merits and engrave the words on the monument for his achievements. On the other hand, Choi Chi-won was the local governor in Yulsoo county, Seonjoo in the third year of the reign of Emperor Gyeonbu (876) and entered under the wing of Gobyeon in the first year of the reign of Emperor Gwangmyeong (880). So he was not under the command of Gobyeon at the time of the construction of Seocheon Naseong. In the third year of the reign of Emperor Chunghwa (883), Choi Chi-won read the and wrote the inscription on his , to record the historical site. The narrative characteristics of can be divided into the following three categories. The first is to focus on the description object, the second is to expand the scene by delaying the development of the narrative, and the third is to secure narrative completeness through detailed description. Through this, the narrative focuses on the event of 'Naseong Construction' and focuses on the process and outcome, but delays the pace of the narrative in the scene that he wants to emphasize and expresses it visually as if showing a video. In terms of the connection between the scenes, the probability of the incident was secured by mentioning the construction of the fortress in advance, and by presenting specific information such as proper names in the text through the self footnote without directly exposing them, it had both literary charm and the documentary qualities of the inscription. In addition, by describing in detail the process from the dedication of to the erection of the monument, it enhanced the narrative completeness and performed the function of filling in the historical gaps. In short, focuses on the record of facts, but it also leaves room for it to be savored as a literary work.