세책본 계열 <김원전>의 특징과 의미

Abstract

The starting point of this paper was the reflection on the research conducted on Kim Won Jeon so far, which has been based solely on Seoul edition as the treasured rare book, and the necessity for the research on Kim Won Jeon different versions to be concretized. By comprehensively reviewing the woodblock prints, manuscripts, novels for lending, and printed books of Kim Won Jeon, this paper argues that the different versions of Kim Won Jeon can be divided into the ‘woodblock print and manuscript edition’ and the ‘novels for lending edition’ and the ‘keimyung university⋅national hangeul museum collection edition’. Among them, the focus was placed on elucidating the characteristics and significance of the novels for lending edition of Kim Won Jeon, including the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon and the printed books of Kim Won Jeon. To illustrate the novels for lending Kim Won Jeon, a comparative analysis was conducted between the Seoul edition and the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon. As a result, it was confirmed that while the Seoul edition of Kim Won Jeon and the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon share narrative paragraphs, they exhibit distinct differences in detailed settings. Furthermore, it was argued that the Seoul edition of Kim Won Jeon is a different version that contains flaws in content and narrative development. In contrast, the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon did not exhibit the flaws revealed in the Seoul edition of Kim Won Jeon, thus it could be said that the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon is a more refined different version. The printed books of Kim Won Jeon while based on the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon also underwent active adaptations. It followed the narrative of the novels for lending of Kim Won Jeon while intermittently adding characters and events, thereby expanding the breadth of the story. In particular, the addition of characters such as ‘Ok Hyang’, ‘Seol Yeong’ and ‘Jang Seokman’ led to the creation of new events, resolution of complex issues, and enhancement of the protagonist’s heroism. This printed books of Kim Won Jeon was evaluated as the most richly narrated version among different versions of Kim Won Jeon. Lastly, the reasons why further study on the ‘woodblock prints and manuscript edition Kim Won Jeon’ and the ‘keimyung university⋅national hangeul museum collection edition Kim Won Jeon’ are needed were explained.