This study examined the process of the historical figure Jeong Yak-jeon being reborn as a person of cultural content. Jeong Yak-jeon (1758-1816) was a figure during the reign of King Yeongjeong and King Sunjo of the Joseon Dynasty, and was called a Ne...
This study examined the process of the historical figure Jeong Yak-jeon being reborn as a person of cultural content. Jeong Yak-jeon (1758-1816) was a figure during the reign of King Yeongjeong and King Sunjo of the Joseon Dynasty, and was called a Neo-Confucianist, Silhak, Fisheriesist, and Biologist. In addition, he was a Catholic who was immersed in calligraphy and led the establishment of the Joseon Catholic Church. During the Sinyu-persecution(1801), Jeong Yak-jeon was sentenced to exile in Heuksando Island and died as an exile in Uido Island and Heuksando Island for 16 years. Above all, Jasan-eobo, the representative work of Jeong Yak-jeon, is also a work that has been recognized for its academic value as an encyclopedia of fish and algae in Heuksando Island.
However, since the 2000s, Jeong Yak-jeon has been produced as more creations in cultural contents than as an object of study. This paper compared and analyzed the characteristics of Jeong Yak-jeon characters who have been reborn in various ways since the 2000s, focusing on Jeong Yak-yong's records, Jeong Yak-jeon's writings, and the movie Jasan-eobo. Through this, a historical figure named Jeong Yak-jeon revealed the characteristics, possibilities, and aspects of production and consumption of cultural contents of this era, especially in the movie Jasan-eobo. In the conclusion, we tried to make suggestions on the direction in which cultural contents based on historical objects or historical figures such as Jasan-eobo should proceed.