2023, Vol., No.62

Research on Myunggo Seo Hyung Soo’s Poem literature

Yun Jeong Choi | 2023, (62) | pp.5~39 | number of Cited : 0

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A study on the change in cultural meaning of Sujeon(水戰) and the aspect of Chinese poetry as a material for Sujeonhee(水戰戲) in the Early Joseon Dynasty-Focusing on the naval training event in Hanyang

Soojin Kang | 2023, (62) | pp.41~67 | number of Cited : 0

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This manuscript tries to understand Sujeon(水戰)‘s implementation methods and changes and do aspects of Hanyang culture in the early Joseon Dynasty by analyzing poems created with it based on this. Sujeon was implemented against invasion by Japanese raiders as one of military disciplines supervised by kings. Because the kings could not visit posts of the naval forces, they trained them by waiting for the periods that vessels (漕船) are at the berths of the Han River and according to these characteristics, Sujeon was usually implemented in summer. Initial Sujeon was implemented in the manner of making and defeating imaginary enemies. However, after Sejo of Joseon, it was changed to the way of simulated combats. Sujeon’s playfulness was higher than other military disciplines’ in that it is held in the Han River, and the fate of battles is decided through simulated combats according to its implementation method’s characteristics. And after the reign of Seongjong of Joseon, the kings made civil and military officials who escorted royal carriages write compositions by holding a banquet after finishing Sujeon and awarded prizes by grading them. It can be found that Sujeon’s playful characteristics are more gradually strengthened than the military disciplines since the reign of Seongjeong of Joseon. The manuscript tried to collect and analyze various records of Sujeonje and poems created with it by taking note of its characteristics and clarify aspects of Seoul’s play cultures in the early Joseon Dynasty based on this. For works created with Sujeon in common, poems created at that time generally describe simulated battles taken in Sujeon and consist of contents to praise the reigns of the kings who then seized power. It’s because guards and lieges created with the titles of poems presented by the kings. Considering the point that these works were created in the banquets held after finishing Sujeon, the kings and guards and lieges can be found to recognize it as a thing to watch, that is, playfulness. And for Hanyang residents in the early Joseon Dynasty, watching national events was entertainment. And Sujeon was one of national events whiche were periodically held. Therefore, the value of the poems created with Sujeon can be found in that aspects of play cultures of the Hanyang residents including the kings and bureaucrat writers can be understood.

Nam Hyekyoung | 2023, (62) | pp.69~94 | number of Cited : 0

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〈Yukyeomgi〉 and 〈Chuimisamseonrok〉 deliver similar motifs through similar phrases. The two works each feature top-class sisters, including Seodal’s six daughters and Han Mu-je’s five daughters, and each of them was classified as “excellent vassel of the peaceful reign” and “the royal vassel of the urbulent age”. 〈Yukyeomgi〉 deals with “women’s honor” by illuminating the lives of female characters, and 〈Chuimisamseonrok〉 takes issue with the “marriage system” through disagreements between female characters. In 〈Yukyeomgi〉, Gwangyeom built Manghyangru tower and hung statues of her family. In 〈Chuimisamseonrok〉, Gwangmuje built Mangunru tower to reminisce his mother when he was a woman in his previous life. Princess Yeo-eup hung a picture of her mother, Huo Chengjun, and missed her. in the dreaming scene at the end of the novel, Gwang-yeom and Nal-yang, who enjoyed wealth lives, were invited to a banquet hosted by Xiwangmu(西王母) and the Great Jade Emperor. After waking up from their dreams, they recorded the content of dreams. In the above motifs, female characters’ attachment to their family members appears in common. In the late Joseon Dynasty, novels that reveal different values of women through the remarks of female characters appeared. Among them, similar phrases seen in <Yukyeomgi> and <Chuimisamseonrok> show the possibility that there was intertextuality between these works. <Yukyeomgi> and <Chuimisam󰠀seonrok> are works that reinterpret existing texts from the perspective of women. <Yukyeomgi> is a work that reinterprets Jingnan campaign from a woman’s point of view, and <Okhwangibong> series, which is including <Chuimisamseonrok>, is a work that reinterprets Huo Chengjun’s abdication from a woman’s point of view. A series of examples show the aspect that the woman readers of the late Joseon Dynasty expressed and delivered women’s consciousness through the fiction.

The Characterization of Seodaejwi in Seodongjijeon and its Significance

Haejin Lee | 2023, (62) | pp.95~123 | number of Cited : 0

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This article focuses on Seodongjijeon, one of the allegorical novels of the lawsuit-type, to examine the distinctive features of the characterization of Seodaejwi(Seodongji), and to discuss the significance of this work. The term “significance” is used here to refer primarily to the achievements of Seodongjijeon as a literary diagnosis of late Joseon society, but it also encompasses the implications of Seodongjijeon for Korean society today. This is to actively reveal that Seodongjijeon is a Korean classic novel that is worth revisiting. Seodongjijeon is a novel that has a mutual influence with Seodaejujeon in that it deals with the struggle for food and lawsuit between the rat and the squirrel, but it differs from Seodaejujeon by subverting the good and evil characterization of the rich Seodaejwi and the poor squirrel and portraying Seodaejwi in a positive light. This article captures the specific content and significance of the positive portrayal of Seodaejwi in two aspects. One is the ‘birth of commoner who is good and rich’ and the ‘orientation to a harmonious society’ contained in it. Amidst the economic polarization of the late Joseon Dynasty and the resulting conflicts between members of society, Seodaejwi’s embrace of the squirrel, a good wealthy man, can be interpreted as an imagination for the restoration of a harmonious society. Another is the ‘commoner hero who awakens the judge’ and the ‘discovery of the responsibility of rulers’ contained therein. Seodaejwi tells the judge, who is the tiger, that the cause of the litigation is not the misbehavior of the common people, but the wrong politics of the ruler. This can be evaluated as an insight into the essential cause of social conflict in light of the contradictions between the rich and the poor at that time. Allegorical novels about animals have the limitation that it is difficult to show the complexity of human existence in a various way by using characteristics of animals. But at the same time, the very fact that they rely on animals has the advantage of showing the problems of human society more freely and sharply. Seodongjijeon is a novel that fully demonstrates this advantage. The significance of the figure of Seodaejwi, who is tolerant to his neighbor and bravely confronting his ruler, and the resonance it has for us today can also be found here.

The Story World and Possible Worlds of HanJoong-rok

Kim Jeong-kyoung | 2023, (62) | pp.125~151 | number of Cited : 2

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This article seeks to read the codes behind the utterances and actions of the narrators in the HanJoong-rok, or the semantic foundations that make such narratives possible. To do so, the HanJoong-rok is examined in relation to the possible worlds surrounding the text, rather than the actual world. By establishing a layer of possible worlds between the narrative world and the real world, I wanted to look more specifically at Hyeokgyeonggung as a writing subject, not as an agent of the Hong family or a victim of palace tragedy. What Hyeogyeonggung hoped to reveal through the HanJoong-rok was the answer to the following questions: Is Gyeongmogung qualified to be a true monarch? According to Hyeogyeonggung, Gyeongmogung had all the qualifications to be a true monarch, but unfortunately, she also suffered from an incurable disease, madness. In other words, he was collectively incapable of being a monarch who embodied Confucian ideals. And this incurable disease was the ultimate cause of his untimely death. In short, in the eyes of Hyeogyeonggung, Gyeongmogung lacked the qualities of an ideal monarch, and ultimately his tragic death was inevitable. We also see that Hyeokgyeonggung is aware of the contradiction between her inability to be king and her qualities that make her superior to the prince. She is fit to be king because she judges everything in terms of Confucian causes and ideals, but she is not “allowed” to be king because she is a woman. In this article, I argue that this self-perception of Hyegyeonggung is closely related to the reading of novels that were popular among women of the time. Stories in which female characters with exceptional abilities and qualities are temporarily elevated to heroic status through cross-dressing were widely read at the time, and it is through these stories that Hyegyeonggung may have been able to recognize her own deficiencies and limitations, while also dreaming of a world in which she could be a protagonist faithful to Confucian causes and ideals.

A Study of the Discourse of Altruism in Jeju Island shamanic myths ‘Josang-sin-bon-pulli’

kang ji-yeon | 2023, (62) | pp.153~181 | number of Cited : 0

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This study analyzes the way humans relate to their ancestors, focusing on 〈kwangcheng-aki-pon〉, 〈naju-giminchang-josang-bon〉, and 〈yangi- moksa-pon〉 among the ‘Josang-sin-bon-pulli’. In doing so, it aims to examine the meaning of altruism embodied in Bonpulil. The narrative of ‘Josang-sin-bon-pulli’ focuses on a special ‘relation󰠀ship’ with humans. It tells the story of how an ancestor becomes a deity who protects a family. The discourse of altruism is associated with the central event that dominates Josang-sin-bon-pulli, explaining the context of the ancestor’s ongoing relationship with humans. The attitudes of the characters were analyzed from the perspective of ‘agreement’ and ‘rejection’, and the background of the formation of human relationships with ancestors was identified. The attitudes of consent and rejection serve as the basis for judging a character’s altruism. Without a consenting attitude, altruism cannot be realized, and acts that follow from altruism, such as caring and cooperation, cannot emerge. In 〈kwangcheng-aki-pon〉 and 〈yangi-moksa-pon〉, the altruism of il-wol-jo-sang is highlighted, and in 〈naju-giminchang-josang-bon〉, the altruism of the an-ssi-seon-ju. The manifestation of altruism in their relationship is based on the principle of consent, which is sympathy for the actions and will of others. In the process of ancestors becoming gods who are served by humans, and humans becoming special descendants of ancestors, we can see one aspect of the thought behind recognizing and serving the other. From this perspective, the background of becoming a god is discussed in terms of selflessness, and by identifying the essence of selfless thinking, a practical alternative to the problems caused by selfishness today is proposed. “Josang-sin-bon-pulli” goes beyond our relationship with our ancestors to teach us about the way we relate to others. It provides opportunities for reflection on how we communicate with others and how we resolve conflict with others.

A Study on the Exclusion of Girls and Variations of the Twin Sibling Motif in Classic-based Content -Focusing on the comic and drama “The King’s Affection”

JUNHEE KIM | 2023, (62) | pp.183~221 | number of Cited : 0

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This paper examined how classic-based content can be connected to classical narratives, focusing on the motifs of girl exclusion and twin sibling for the comic and drama “The King’s Affection”. I examined how the core elements of classical narrative motifs, such as the mechanism of girl exclusion and the identicality of appearance between twins, are transformed in “The King’s Affection”. “The King’s Affection” is a story in which the protagonist, who was almost killed for being a girl, cross-dressed and became king instead of her twin brother. It was shown that the exclusion of girls between sibling for the cause of protecting boy and the cross-dressing by the identical appearance of twin sibling, can be found in folk tales and classical novels. In terms of the core content of the motif, the classical narrative and “The King’s Affection” are connected, but the contemporary “The King’s Affection” inherits - intentionally or unintentionally - the main conditions and progress of girl exclusion in the tale of brother-sister conflict, but transforms the motif into a contemporary one by partially overcoming the ‘disavowal’ that was an unconscious mechanism of girl exclusion in the tale. In addition, the similarity in appearance between sibling and the cross-dressing are also found in many classical novels, but there are differences in terms of the impact on the lives of the characters. “The King’s Affection” starts from the ‘identicality of appearance’ between twin sibling, but progresses to a stage where the inevitable ‘difference’ between them is exposed. The heroine’s recovery of her life is realized in terms of securing the independence and uniqueness of individual existence. This ‘individuality’ can be seen as a result of the projection of a contemporary perspective, but it can also be understood as an achievement of transforming classical narrative motifs to suit the contemporary times.

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2023, Vol., No.62