@article{ART001460530},
author={JUNGHAYOUNG},
title={The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment},
journal={The Research of the Korean Classic},
issn={1226-3850},
year={2010},
number={21},
pages={5-30}
TY - JOUR
AU - JUNGHAYOUNG
TI - The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment
JO - The Research of the Korean Classic
PY - 2010
VL - null
IS - 21
PB - The Research Of The Korean Classic
SP - 5
EP - 30
SN - 1226-3850
AB - The Tales of Searching for a Father is about a story of finding a lost father due to a family breakup or his disappearance. In a patrilineal society, a father figure, as the leader of a family, takes an important role in the lives of his children. Considering that the absence of a father can cause serious problems in his children's survival and social lives, it seems natural that the motif of finding a father is important in Korean literature. The motif has been adopted in poetry, folktales, and fiction works because it can attract people's attention, stimulate emotional responses, and provide moral teachings.
The embodiment of the motif in literature can be found in the mythof Chumong, folktales, premodern fiction works, andcontemporary fiction works. For example, the motif is not only included in The Tale of Ch'oe Ch'ok which deals mainly with the Ch'oe family's separation and reunion, but also in the Tale of Yu Ch'ungryol and Tale of Hong Kiltong. We can expect that those stories can bring a new perspective on interpreting Korean literature if they are examined through the lens of the motif of finding a father. It is adoptedthroughout and becomes an important theme in Korean literature. Thus, tales containing the motif are worth examining in the context of East Asian literature and, furthermore, world literature as well.
KW - The Tale of Searching for a Father;Patrilineal system;Matrilineal society;Family breakup;Disappearance;Separation and Reunion of son and father;Myth of Chumong;Saga of King Tongmyong;Context of theme
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JUNGHAYOUNG. (2010). The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment. The Research of the Korean Classic, 21, 5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG. 2010, "The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment", The Research of the Korean Classic, no.21, pp.5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG "The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment" The Research of the Korean Classic 21 pp.5-30 (2010) : 5.
JUNGHAYOUNG. The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment. 2010; 21 : 5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG. "The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment" The Research of the Korean Classic no.21(2010) : 5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG. The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment. The Research of the Korean Classic, 21, 5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG. The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment. The Research of the Korean Classic. 2010; 21 5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG. The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment. 2010; 21 : 5-30.
JUNGHAYOUNG. "The Origin of Tales of Searching for a Father and their Literary Embodiment" The Research of the Korean Classic no.21(2010) : 5-30.
