Abstract
The purpose of this study is to discover Manjae, Ju Won-taek's new Gasa works and report them to the academic world. In addition, by estimating Ju Won-taek's life, this study tried to understand the purpose and background of Gasa writing, and the writer's consciousness shown in the works.
 Most of the original Gasas included in his Gasa-anthology “Geumsugangsan Travelogue (錦繡江山遊覽記)” are presumed to be his works in the 1960s. In his works, the expression method of dual meaning (二重字義), which was frequently used in the late Joseon Dynasty, appears. Dual meaning, which gives a new meaning to Gasa's word-syllable by using an ambiguous expression, is one of the poetic characteristics that appear throughout sijo, japga, and Chinese poetry, as well as Gasa in the late Joseon Dynasty as a pun expression method that was popular in the late Joseon Dynasty. After liberation, the traditional Shiga was replaced by the pre-modern literature style, and Gasa that has continued to the modern times is mainly Gyubang- Gasa. Considering this point, it can be seen that his Gasa works written in the 20th century inherited the pun expression method that was popular in the late Joseon Dynasty.
 Also, it can be confirmed that various contents are used as literary materials in his Gasa works. What is paid attention to here are the works based on the history of our nation. Through works such as “Daehan (大韓) Pride”, “Gyeongju Travel (慶州遊覽)”, “Deungnamsangongwonchan (登南山公園讃)”, and “Armed Forces National Cemetery Visit Worship (國軍墓地參拜)”, he reflected the phases of the times.
 His works based on history are closely connected to his consciousness as a writer. The 20th century was a time when sovereignty and land were taken away from Imperial Japan during the Imperial Japan’s colonial period, and ethnic conflicts arose through 6-25 War, 4-19 Revolution, and 5-16 Military Coup. He suggests national unity as a way to overcome these national crises. To him, unity of the nation was the way to overcome the national crisis and at the same time, the way for our people to move forward. Therefore, He thought we would be able to overcome the country's crisis by emphasizing the identity of the nation through our history and culture and restoring national pride.
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