번안과 재창작의 기로, 번역의 경계－「괴적」(1927)의 번역 방식 재론－

Abstract

This thesis aimed to re-discuss the method of adaptation of Kim Dan-Jeong’s “The Strange Thief(Goejeok)” published in Joongoe-ilbo in 1927. Until now, “The Strange Thief(Goejeok)” is a text that has not been reviewed in its entirety, and the specific method of the ‘adaptation’ has not been discussed. As a result of reviewing this novel, 80% of the total volume was re-created by the translator, and only 20% of the second half followed the development of the original. This is judged to be a case in which the duality of the adaptation can be observed. This is because both the centrifugal force to deviate from the original work and the centripetal force to be drawn back to the original work could be observed. Overall, the development pattern that does not care about the original story can be understood as the active character of the ‘adaptation’, and the part conscious of the original version can be understood as the passive character of the ‘adaptation’. Translator Kim Dan-Jeong boldly dismantled and reconstructed the original. “The Strange Thief(Goejeok)” is an example of the continuity of rebirth, just as Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde has been adapted several times through plays and movies. In terms of content, it was important to recontextualize time and space. With colonial Joseon as the background, he expressed a sense of problem about the structure of capitalist society, and the process of accumulating ‘property’ and the image of a villain usurping it were depicted. The elements such as the close combat between the detective and the villain, the chase, the rescue of the victims, and the chase-centered narrative showed the aspect of a crime novel. In this way, “The Strange Thief(Goejeok)” can be called a ‘Rewriting novel’ inspired by Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.