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@article{ART002241212},
author={Nayeong Kim},
title={A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives},
journal={DONAM OHMUNHAK},
issn={1229-2117},
year={2017},
volume={31},
pages={243-281},
doi={10.17056/donam.2017.31..243}

TY - JOUR
AU - Nayeong Kim
TI - A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives
JO - DONAM OHMUNHAK
PY - 2017
VL - 31
IS - null
PB - The Donam Language & Literature
SP - 243
EP - 281
SN - 1229-2117
AB - This study aims to show how Nobi was perceived in the Joseon Dynasty by examining the presences of Nobi described in the Korean classical narratives. The scope is limited to Korean folktales and classical novels. This study attempts to focus on Nobi not as the subjugated but as the subjective human being. This study concludes that Nobi is observed in the classical narratives as the four categories as follows: (1)A labor provider, a producer and a manager: infrastructure of the social system (2) A caregiver, a protector, and an agent for the Nobi-owner: protection of and accompanied growth with the immature Nobi-owner (3)An implicit competitor or an active antagonist: a possible transformation as a jealous antagonist (4)An experienced advisor or a strategic behaviorist: an assistant to or antagonist against the Nobi-owner. The study of Nobi should be broken away from stereotypical images of tragic subjugated figures; instead, it should extend its scope to perceive Nobi as an active and three-dimensional character. This study claims that it is Nobi’s “strong will for life” that creates these new active images. This study suggests that Nobi should be analyzed as a human being with persistent will for life, not only as a stereotypical “resistant” figure under “oppression.” This study observes that the Nobi-owner/Yangban officially and legally subjugates Nobi because they recognizes their lives depend on and coexist with Nobi. Such a perception is secretly reflected in the fictional world of folk tales and classical novels.
KW - Nobi;ordinary life;subjective;Korean classical narrative;producer;manager;caregiver;competitor;antagonist
DO - 10.17056/donam.2017.31..243
ER -

Nayeong Kim. (2017). A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives. DONAM OHMUNHAK, 31, 243-281.

Nayeong Kim. 2017, "A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives", DONAM OHMUNHAK, vol.31, pp.243-281. Available from: doi:10.17056/donam.2017.31..243

Nayeong Kim "A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives" DONAM OHMUNHAK 31 pp.243-281 (2017) : 243.

Nayeong Kim. A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives. 2017; 31 243-281. Available from: doi:10.17056/donam.2017.31..243

Nayeong Kim. "A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives" DONAM OHMUNHAK 31(2017) : 243-281.doi: 10.17056/donam.2017.31..243

Nayeong Kim. A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives. DONAM OHMUNHAK, 31, 243-281. doi: 10.17056/donam.2017.31..243

Nayeong Kim. A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives. DONAM OHMUNHAK. 2017; 31 243-281. doi: 10.17056/donam.2017.31..243

Nayeong Kim. A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives. 2017; 31 243-281. Available from: doi:10.17056/donam.2017.31..243

Nayeong Kim. "A Study on the Presence of Nobi in the Korean Classical Narratives" DONAM OHMUNHAK 31(2017) : 243-281.doi: 10.17056/donam.2017.31..243