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Comparative reading of <Manboksajeopogi> and <Spring Night>

  • 탈경계인문학Trans-Humanities
  • 2025, 18(2), pp.85~110
  • DOI : 10.22901/trans.2025.18.2.85
  • Publisher : Ewha Institute for the Humanities: EIH
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : October 13, 2025
  • Accepted : October 21, 2025
  • Published : October 31, 2025

Hae Ran Cho 1

1이화여자대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This paper contrasts Kim Si-seup(金時習)’s 15th-century work <Manboksa Jeopogi(萬福寺樗蒲記)> with Kwon Yeo-seon’s 21st-century work <Spring Night(봄밤)> to examine the nature of love portrayed in these two works. The film <Spring Night> was also referenced when necessary. The love stories in both works are dynamic love stories where a man and a woman enjoy each other's fulfillment and joy, while at the same time showing an attitude of faithfulness to the present. The subtle similarities between <Manboksa Jeopogi> and <Spring Night> seem to stem from the shared attitudes toward love portrayed in both works. Another insight from this comparative reading is that the narrative of <Manboksa Jeopogi> can be interpreted as a love story without the prism of the author’s biographical details or the historical events of the Gyeyujeongnan(癸酉靖難).

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