고전소설의 ‘별자리 화소’ 연구

Abstract

Constellation motives in classical novels have something in common and show differences depending on genres. Firstly examining the common ground, constellation motives in classical novels aim at earthly life unlike constellation motives of myth aspiring toward heavenly world. The heavenly world get to be a standard of earthly life through the correspondence between constellation of the celestial world and characters of earthly life. But the focus of constellation motives lies on the conflicts of earthly life. This comes to the front by fabricating constellation of the celestial world to solve the conflict of earthly life. In sequence examining the features of constellation motives in classical novels, the constellations of men are suggested more concretely than the constellations of women. And the constellations of men are established more clearly in full-length novels than in short stories. Samtaesung, the star that symbolize three misters, correspond with the character who becomes to be the cornerstone of the nation and is shown more often in epic novels than short stories as heroic novels. Munchangsung, the star that supervise literary talents, correspond with the character who get through the state examination by outstanding ability and is shown more often in epic novels than short stories. Taeulsung, the star that supervise war, life and death, and negative and positive affairs, correspond with a person of a romantic turn of mind and this character emerges as an ideal male image in romance stories but is described as a problematic male image in epic novels. These aspects show that the tastes of each genre are reflected in constellation motives. In terms of narrative grammar, constellation motives brood the natures of characters and narrative structure in advance and so the readers can feel fun in forecast and confirmation like putting the puzzle together. In terms of sociocultural aspect, constellation motives show positive nature of ancestors who enjoyed wide space time extending to celestial world, and also it shows negative nature like subjection of the heavenly world into the logic of reality based on class consciousness.