『삼국유사(三國遺事)』 소재 설화 <도화녀와 비형랑>의 공연예술적 변용 양상과 가치

Abstract

A tale, <Dohwanyeo and Bihyeongrang> is passed down by being included in the eccentric part of 『Samguk Yusa』 written by Ilyeon. This tale was widely used as literary materials with the relationship story that King Jinji's affection for Dohwanyeo gets results after their death and the epic stor about a half-human and half-ghost, Bihyeongrang's birth and amazing activities. Creators newly recreated the tale through musicals and dramas of <Dohwanyeo and Bihyeongrang> motif and the works transformed as performing arts includes potential human desire and values about society. A musical, <Dohwanyeo and Bihyeongrang> faithfully maintains the original text and gives weight to the love affairs, but a drama, <Romancist is dead> focuses on social problems and so expresses aspirations for a new era. However, these two works clearly reflect on the delicate observation about reality. Creators are absorbed in and embody the past images in order to show the present-day reality of our society riddled with distrust and crises. And also, they are sensitizing and urging people to the importance of prototypical and primary things urge. The musical, <Dohwanyeo and Bihyeongrang> and the drama, <Romancist is dead> enhanced the values of the original text through the expansion into various topics and detailedly explained the parts not noted or the ambiguous parts in literary history all the while and two works were performed so that they might appeal to the public.