@article{ART001240472},
author={Boyoon Yoon},
title={A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2008},
number={64},
pages={191-216}
TY - JOUR
AU - Boyoon Yoon
TI - A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2008
VL - null
IS - 64
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 191
EP - 216
SN - 1229-1730
AB - KwonIkjungJeon, one of Korean medieval novels, begins with hero’s love story and turns into a story about a treacherous courtier Ok Nang-mok’s finesse to break wedding march. Here, Seon-dong, a character born from Ik-jung and Chun-hwa, reveals outstanding abilities and also plays a role as hero against Ok Nang-mok, which involves a sort of heroic story. Moreover, the revival of the dead Chun-hwa reveals an aspect of story on return to life. In the aspect of plot structure, this novel has a combination of stories on wedding crisis, heroic actions and return to life.
The author of this novel lets Ok Nang-mok meddle in the love story of hero to form a major obstacle against wedding, but allows for resolving unhappiness between couple in wedlock, so that he could embody the high-handedness of ruling class. On the way to punishment against Ok Nang-mok, the heroic story of Seon-dong becomes remarkable, which is a result from the expression of author’s inner desire for success through his novel. Seon-dong became the subject of identification for readers as well as author, and thereby could attract enthusiastic responses from them. In denouement where all conflicts are resolved to determine destiny of characters, the author of this novel decides to return Chun-hwa, a fairy being to the life in the world, because the author thought that the ultimate happiness for mankind should be attained in this world.
KwonIkjungJeon is a Korean medieval novel set in the peaceful world under the reliable control of Confucian ideal order, but turns into application of Taoistic world view, because such an order is broken up by Ok Nang-mok. As the evil character is killed by Seon-dong and former Confucian order becomes restored, the author uses Buddhist world view for the revival of Chun-hwa. The author adopts both Taoistic and Buddhist world view as an epoch-making means to solve given conflicts, ending up with correction of Confucian order.
KW - KwonIkjungJeon;the story of wedding crisis;the story of heroic actions;the story of return to life;Author’s Viewpoints;plot structure;Confucian ideal order;Taoistic world view;Buddhist world view
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Boyoon Yoon. (2008). A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon. Korean Language & Literature, 64, 191-216.
Boyoon Yoon. 2008, "A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon", Korean Language & Literature, no.64, pp.191-216.
Boyoon Yoon "A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon" Korean Language & Literature 64 pp.191-216 (2008) : 191.
Boyoon Yoon. A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon. 2008; 64 : 191-216.
Boyoon Yoon. "A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon" Korean Language & Literature no.64(2008) : 191-216.
Boyoon Yoon. A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon. Korean Language & Literature, 64, 191-216.
Boyoon Yoon. A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon. Korean Language & Literature. 2008; 64 191-216.
Boyoon Yoon. A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon. 2008; 64 : 191-216.
Boyoon Yoon. "A Study on Author’s Viewpoints in the Plot Structure ofKwonIkjungJeon" Korean Language & Literature no.64(2008) : 191-216.
