정약용(丁若鏞) 전(傳)의 명명(命名)과 주제(主題) 구현 방식

Abstract

Jeon is usually established by essential elements among Chinese proses. The elements, for example, are name, lineage, date of birth and death, personal records, characters, records of wife and children, and author's opinion. Five Jeon by Jeong Yahg-yong are thought to be rather simple because they substantially keep those essential elements. However, his Jeon is characterized that 'name' of the elements brings personal characters and the main subject into relief. This factor is a discriminative thing differentiating from other Jeon in the same period. The 'name' does not contain only the facts but author's intention when it reflects the characters and the main subject. Jukdaeseonsaeng is a nickname of the main character, Lee Jong-hwa in Jeong's Jukdaeseonsaeng Jeon. The name is given by children laughing at Lee who is so poor as to use a bamboo belt. Jukdaeseonsaeng means 'poverty', and is an objective name that author can not put his willful interpretation into it. After the appearance of the name, the author presents the story that Lee contends for Chae Jae-gong's reinstatement and goes into exile in the repressed age by the power holders. This story emphasizes Lee's morality and integrity, and Jukdaeseonsaeng as a meaning of poverty turns over Jukdaeseonsaeng bearing up under poverty. Jukdaeseonsaeng is extended from the first Lee Jong-hwa of family name, the second meaning of poverty, and to the third meaning of morality and integrity. Jukdaeseonsaeng is finally a righteous and faithful person. The author intentionally chooses the name describing the facts to show the personal characters and the main subject in the story. As mentioned above, Jeong Yahg-yong converts the 'name' describing some facts into positive and intentional 'name' emphasizing characters and personality in his Jeon. He also makes his work more stereoscopic by consistent linking between conversion of naming and main subject.