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조선왕조 오백 년을 살아간 유명한 인물들의 삶의 이야기를 집대성했다. 그들 모두가 한 시대를 풍미한 지도자이거나 천재이었으니 오늘날 우리의 관심을 끌지 못한다면, 오히려 이상한 일일 것이다. 책의 내용을 통해 믿기 힘든 이들의 역사적 이야기가 우리의 마음에 감동을 안기는 이유는, 그 시대를 헤쳐 나간 민초들, 즉 백성들의 뜻과 열망이 이들의 풍류적인 행로를 통해 강렬하게 부각했기 때문이다. 이렇듯 시대적 삶의 아픔을 풍류로 즐긴 선조들의 지혜를 담았다.

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“바람비처럼 왔다가
먼지처럼 가는 인생”
조선시대를 살아간 풍류객 스물한 명이
세상의 바람을 낚는 흥미진진한 이야기로 풀어낸
삶의 대서사시

이 책 『풍류 나그네』는 시대의 애환을 풍류로 승화시킨 삶의 서사시이다.
조선시대의 대표적인 인물이며 풍류객인 양녕대군, 안평대군, 두 왕세자를 비롯하여, 손순효, 박엽, 유운룡, 채문걸, 김구와 서종태, 이문원, 정홍순, 권도, 토정 이지함, 영의정 김우항, 오성과 한음, 허 선달, 유척기, 어사 박문수, 김영, 김삿갓 김병연, 정수동, 장승업, 김선달 등 스물한 명의 이야기를 흥미진진하게 소개하고 있다.
이들의 이야기를 통해 우리는 과거와 현재, 미래를 꿰뚫는 선조들의 지혜를 엿보며, 이들이 살펴야 할 민초의 마음을 다듬는 기발한 착상과 여유 있는 풍자에 손뼉 치며 공감할 것이다.
풍류로 고난의 삶을 희망의 꽃으로 피운 선조들의 지혜를 이 책에서 배워 가시길 바란다.

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시작하면서 ·········································································· 3
• 양녕대군(讓寧大君)
정렬이 지극한 아내 ······························································ 7
• 안평대군(安平大君)
소첩의 첫사랑 ···································································· 23
• 손순효(孫舜孝)
술을 너무나 좋아했던 실력 있는 신하 ·································· 41
• 박엽(朴燁)
사냥개의 동물이 명약 ························································· 48
• 유운룡(柳雲龍)
유성룡(柳成龍)의 바보 형님 ················································· 54
• 채문걸(蔡文杰)
재치 있는 말재주 ······························································· 67
• 김구(金構)와 서종태(徐宗泰)
똑똑한 신부 길들이기 ························································· 78
• 이문원(李文源)
책 읽기를 싫어하는 재간둥이 판서 ····································· 109
• 정홍순(鄭弘淳)
현재의 체면보다 미래를 설계한 재정관 ······························· 123
• 권도(權導)
망발풀이는 받아먹기 위한 잔꾀 ·········································· 130
• 토정(土亭) 이지함(李之菡)
「토정비결」을 지은이 ························································· 135
• 영의정 김우항(金宇杭)
정승이 되도록 하소서 ························································ 146
• 오성(鰲城)과 한음(漢陰)
귀신과 친했던 오성 대감 ··················································· 172
홍 판수와 오성 이항복 ······················································ 184
남편의 복수를 대신 갚은 현명한 부인 ································· 202
원앙 교 ··········································································· 211
용왕에게서 얻은 낚싯바늘 ·················································· 219
• 허 선달
천 냥으로 삼만 육천 냥을 벌다 ·········································· 230
• 유척기(俞拓基)
미래의 우의정을 알아본 혜안 ············································· 243
• 어사 박문수(朴文秀)
바른말 잘하는 영성군························································· 256
굶주린 무당과 점쟁이 ························································ 261
비자(婢子)의 지성에 보답하다 ············································ 265
더욱 높아진 명성 ······························································ 277
“박문수는 이인(異人)이니라” ·············································· 291
• 김영(金暎)
청백리이면서 천 석의 재산을 모으다 ·································· 297
• 김삿갓
조상을 욕되게 만든 천재 ··················································· 309
• 정수동(鄭壽銅)
술 서 말을 배에다 넣고 ····················································· 330
• 천재 화가 장승업(張承業)
술을 너무나 좋아했던 천재 화가 ········································ 348
• 봉이(鳳伊) 김선달(金先達)
봉이 김선달이 된 사연 ······················································ 360
금강산 유람 때 생긴 일 ····················································· 370
지붕 위에 올라간 송아지 ··················································· 392
못된 놈들을 응징하다 ························································ 401

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