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A study of Comparison to Chunhyangjion(春香傳) and Seosangkie(西廂記) - Focusing on characters and subject consciousness -

  • DONAM OHMUNHAK
  • Abbr : 돈암
  • 2016, 30(), pp.329~373
  • DOI : 10.17056/donam.2016.30..329
  • Publisher : The Donam Language & Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature > History of Korean Literature
  • Published : December 31, 2016

Li, Jie 1

1순천대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

The article focuses on Chunhyangjion and Seosangkie and discusses the character images and t he subject consciousness in their respective work, further analyses distinctions and similarities on culture between Korea and China. The result indicated both of Chunhyang and Yingying were traditional woman, earnestness heavy feeling. The difference of character image is striking in these two works. The image of Chunhyang was shaped as real women, hard on the outside, yet hard on the inside. But the image of Yingying was shaped as women, soft on the outside, yet hard on the inside. In Seosangkie, Li Daoling and Zhangsheng both came from aristocratic family, and were depicted as persistent man forlove. However, Li Daoling has shaped a positive public image in the hearts of the people and his attitude towards marriage also has been considered to mature. In contrast, Zhangsheng has been portrayed as a pure and persistent man for love. In these two works, a consciousness that is from characters was presented to us, which is expressed as kind of love. The marriage was also considered to base on this love. When this love carries on awakening and cleansing, it tends to disregard the status or position and can defy observation from feudal system. Therefore, the notions of purity that was considered as the face of love have been imprinted in Chunhyang and Yingying' sheads. In their view, about the belief in their hearts for notions of purity hasn’t violate any concepts in the feudal system, on the desire and behavior, because longing for love, they were thought to be positive and energetic. In short, Chunhyangjion and Seosangkie reflected really society condition of that time and were also believed to holdpopulace, especially progressive’ sexpectations for the future. The analysis results could be of considerable significance in the field of love story.

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