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A Study on the Transmission and Meaning of Shilla Soldier tales

  • Journal of Korean Literature
  • 2012, (25), pp.5-38
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature
  • Published : May 31, 2012

Jaemin Jung 1

1육군사관학교

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ABSTRACT

There are many Soldier tales that hand down orally or recorded in the Samguksagi(History of the Three nations). The periodical background is the 7th century when the Shilla was waged the unification war with Baekje and Gogurye. So the core of these tales is that how the Shilla soldiers have fought against enemy and how they died in battle. Therefore the Shilla soldier tales are the expression on the spirit of the times of Shilla peoples. The Shilla soldier tales have divided by four types that are hard-fighting type, wise-fighting type, sacrificing-fighting type and god's help-fighting type. These four types have the similar structure which is the narrative order of 'crisis-fighting-crisis escape-reward'. The Shilla soldier tales have implied the three consciousness of Shilla peoples. Firstly, Shillla peoples have persue the inner victory or spiritual victory. They have laid stress on the warrior's spirit embodied in fighting process. Secondly, these tales have shown the fixed death of martyr. The Hwarang open his heart to king and parents, and then rushed alone for enemy. The fixed death of Hwarang have rolled back the tide of war. Thirdly, the Shilla soldier tales have showed the image of fighting warrior. The fighting warrior image was the expression on the spirit of Shilla peoples at 7th century.

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