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A Study on Choi In-hoon's「Ship of Nirvana-Ondal 2」

Woo Suk Chung 1

1이화여자대학교

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ABSTRACT

Choi In-hoon's「Ship of nirvana-Ondal 2」(1969) was rarely addressed in his literary studies and in general literary studies, though it was the first time that he created the entire work as a play. 「Where, to be what being, shall we meet?」, changing its title from「Ondal」 which is the first part of the series, has established itself as his official first play, repeating public performances. This article studies on this drama in terms of the attempt of the one act play filled with discussions and the complement of the previous one. By concentrating on the political reality that was set only on a faint background in his previous work on the theme of 'mysterious bondage', this sequel is expanding the scope of the 'Ondal' series. This paper also explores the relevance of this play with other works in the overall context of Choi In-hoon 's literature with the main focus on novels. Focusing on the 'Prince' among the characters, I look for a shared point in Choi In-hoon's literature world as to how the process of free thought based on Buddhist imagination leaves frustration and traces.

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