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@article{ART001480369},
author={KIM HYUNHWA},
title={The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels},
journal={Korean Language & Literature},
issn={1229-1730},
year={2010},
number={74},
pages={171-198}

TY - JOUR
AU - KIM HYUNHWA
TI - The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels
JO - Korean Language & Literature
PY - 2010
VL - null
IS - 74
PB - Korean Language & Literature
SP - 171
EP - 198
SN - 1229-1730
AB - The classical novels formed the literary views to solve the problems of the real world through nature. That is, They tried to solve the troubles of those days through the thought that human beings unite with nature. They imagined the mysterious world such as fairy world, the other world, Sea king's palace in the communication with nature and further showed the imagination that human beings communicated with animals or plants. The works based on the communication between human beings and flowers had appeared among them. The subject 「Hwawangye」 of 『Samguksagi』 discusses the right relationship between sovereign and subject and desires the world that shines by the king's good intentions through flowers. It embodies the right reason and order of the human beings' world through the impersonated flower's world. Like this, the example of the communication between human beings and flowers includes the subject 「Geotaji tales」of 『Samgukyusa』. The story is as follow. the sea king makes her daughter became a spray of flowers and gives it to Goetaji. And then the woman lives with Geotaji after it is changed to her later. The flowers here is the present that the heaven gives the human being that saves the God's world that goes through the hardships and symbolizes the fact that the absolute value of the human beings' world is Justice. Flowers actively appear in the classical novels of Joseon age and is first used to bring into relief the hero/heroine in the three dimensions. Choirang of 「Leesaenggyujangjeon」and Sonangja of 「Wikyeongcheonjeon」meet the hero by the feature that they put the spray of flowers on her hair or with the hand. The glamorous and voluptuous beauty of heroines radiates and this suggests that the heroines lead their love relationship that will be developed soon. The flowers of Nanyang princess' dream of conception of 「Guwunmong」and Shimcheong dream of conception of 「Shimcheongjeon」bring into relief the fact that they have the divinity of Heaven. Gyeseomwal and Chunhwang's position present Gisaengs through the peach blossom in their houses in 「Chunhwangjeon」 and 「Guwunmong」. And the flowers of 「Jeonwuchijeon」 brings into relief the Taoism's character of Jeonwuchi. Second, flowers are used in the description of temporal and spatial scene. The fallen blossoms in Suseokgung space of 「Wunyeongjeon」suggest the tragic love of the hero and heroine who early die. The flower garden in the back yard of 「Anbingmonyurok」is changed to the dream's world of Anbing. And the pavilion standing beside a lotus pond that the lotus flowers bloom of 「Jongokjeon」is done to the space that the truth of Jongok reveals. On the other hand, the flowers have the characteristics that they are very shortly described in the temporal scene unlike the spatial one. For example, it's not the conventional expression such as 'when the period that they can take the state examination'. It consists of the expression such as 'They match their literary talent in the state examination hall.'. The expression in the three dimensions that the change of the environment is used is remarkable. Third, the promotion and match of the literary talent that appear in the inserted poem even use the image of flowers. The flowers are used by the subject of the poem that Yangsaeng and female ghosts match the literary talents in 「Manboksajeopogi」. Nangyang princess and Jeonggyeongpe do it with the real flowers in 「Guwunmong」. And the lotus blossom and chrysanthemum do it with theme that they live their lives on enjoying the morality in 「Anbingmongyurok」. Like this, the imaged flowers in the classical novels play a role in more specifically revealing the theme of the individual works. The flowers first contribute to reveal the communication and conflict of the love relationship. KimSaeng and Yangsoyu of 「Sangsadonggi」 and 「Guwunmong」 come out on wearing the royal secret inspector flowers. The flowers are cassia flowers which express the social position rise of the two men. So this prepares the base that the hero can propose to the heroine. The cassia flowers become the device that the love of the man and the woman communicate with each other. On the contrary, there is the flower that cause the conflict situation. The peony blossom and the cotton flower appear in 「Sassinamjeonggi」 and 「Kiminhyangjeon」. These flowers are the device that they lead the heroines to conflict situation to entrap them. Second, the flowers appear as underplots that directly intervene in the roamings and settlements of the characters. The eight clusters of budding flowers and flying flowers in the sky appear in the stories that Seongjin of 「Guwunmong」 roams and settle in the heavens. These flowers that smymbolize the roaming and settlement provide the aesthetic unity to the works. The characters of 「Jusaengjeon」 and 「Wikyeongcheonjeon」 roam from water to land and from land to water again. The flower grooves exist among them. The flower grooves symbolize the fate of the heroine and the water that keep flowing does the one of the hero. Therefore, they love in the grooves but they get to separate from each other as the hero leaves on taking a boat. Third, the flowers are intervened as the main body of the ceremony that they solve the pent up things. 「Anbingmongyurok」 solve the pent up things of the characters who are sacrificed by Gimyosahwa(己卯士禍) through the poetic inspiration of the flower world. The more broader meaning's ceremony that sloves the pent up things of the tired people through the process that Shimcheong comes back to life on getting into the lotus flower and overcomes the hardships on is conducted in 「Shimcheongjeon」. Like this, the classical novels further bring into relief the theme consciousness of the works by accepting the characteristics of flowers into the works. You can read the aesthetic views of the persons of those days through this literary acceptance of flowers.
KW - Flower;Subject;The aesthetic views;Classical novel and flower;Symbol of flower;Theme consciousness
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KIM HYUNHWA. (2010). The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels. Korean Language & Literature, 74, 171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA. 2010, "The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels", Korean Language & Literature, no.74, pp.171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA "The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels" Korean Language & Literature 74 pp.171-198 (2010) : 171.

KIM HYUNHWA. The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels. 2010; 74 : 171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA. "The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels" Korean Language & Literature no.74(2010) : 171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA. The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels. Korean Language & Literature, 74, 171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA. The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels. Korean Language & Literature. 2010; 74 171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA. The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels. 2010; 74 : 171-198.

KIM HYUNHWA. "The literary light Of The Flowers That Appear In The Classical Novels" Korean Language & Literature no.74(2010) : 171-198.