근대 한국학은 20세기 초에 자국학을 새롭게 수립하고자 했던 이들에 의해 태동했다. 정인보는 그러한 건설자 중의 한 명이다. 21세기인 오늘날에도 당시의 학문적 재편과 관점은 부지불식간에 지대하게 영향을 미치고 있음을 본다. 이 책은 정인보가 추구했던 민족문화 기획의 특징을 그의 글쓰기를 중심으로 살펴본 것이다. 근대 전환기는 전통 한문 글쓰기의 영향력이 쇠퇴하고 근대적 국문체가 확립되던 시기이다. 변화의 시기였던 만큼 언어와 글쓰기의 양상은 다양하게 나타났다. 정인보는 한문 글쓰기와 국문 글쓰기를 비슷한 비중으로 병행했다는 점에서 독특한 양상을 보여준다. 이 책은 이를 종합적으로 고찰하여 정인보의 문필활동의 전모를 밝히고 그 의미를 탐구한 것이다.

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제1장 머리말·····································································17

1. 연구 목적과 연구사 검토···············································17
2. 연구 대상과 연구 방법···················································25

제2장 학문 사상의 배경과 언어문자관····················38

1. 학문 연원과 사상 형성의 배경······································38
1) 가학家學과 조선 양명학의 계승···············································39
2) 당대 지식인들과의 교류·························································47
3) 청대 학술과 중국 ‘국학’의 수용············································59
2. 언어상황과 언어문자관··················································74
1) 이중언어 글쓰기 상황의 변화················································74
2) 민족주체성 확립과 언어 문자에 대한 인식·····························80

제3장 전통적 한문 글쓰기를 통한 추고追古와 성금醒今···95

1. 고문론古文論 및 한시론漢詩論을 통한 시대적 대응······96
1) 고문古文 문장론文章論의 특징···················································96
2) 한시론漢詩論의 특징······························································130
2. 고문古文 글쓰기의 양상과 특징······································158
1) 인물의 삶의 기록과 민족적 기억의 전승·······························159
2) 문헌의 정리·비평과 조선 학술사의 재구성·························183
3. 한시 창작의 양상과 특징··············································224
1) 망자의 애도와 민족적 슬픔의 공유········································224
2) 선비정신의 계승과 민족 정체성의 추구·································235
3) 과거 기억의 재구성································································264

제4장 근대적 국문 글쓰기의 모색과 전개···············298

1. 전통적 글쓰기를 계승한
다양한 영역의 글쓰기 시도···············································298
1) 논변류 산문의 근대적 변환····················································298
2) 우리말 전통 시가의 근대적 전개···········································346
3) 전통적 소학小學에 기반한 비평적 글쓰기······························362
2. 국토 답사를 통한 민족적 장소성 재구축·····················380
1) 옛 신라新羅의 잔영殘影에 대한 심층 탐사·····························381
2) 민족 명산에 대한 유람기·······················································406
3) 조선학의 중심지를 찾아가는 여정··········································439
3. 근대적 학술 글쓰기를 통한 조선학 정립·····················486
1) 조선후기 학술의 학파와 계보 재구성····································486
2) 원류 탐색을 통한 민족문화사 서술········································500

제5장 정인보 글쓰기의 시대적 맥락과 의의··········519

1. 당대 지식인들의 글쓰기 양상···········································519
2. 정인보의 이중언어 글쓰기의 의의···································545

제6장 맺음말········································································555

부록
정인보의 한국불교에 관한 인식과 탐구 ···············573
1. 머리말 ··············································································573
2. 한국불교의 독자성 제시 ················································575
3. 정음학正音學 방면에 끼친 불교의 공헌 강조 ·············591
4. 한국불교사와 한국불교학의 위상 연구 ·······················596
5. 맺음말 ··············································································609
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