영남 지역 춘향전 필사의 전통과 필사자의 문학적 대응

Abstract

The eleven versions of the <Chunhyangjeon>(春香傳), which were read in the Youngnam Area, are mostly from the <Byeolchunhyangjeon> which was handwritten in the Korean language. Most readers of the <Chunhyangjeon> which was handwritten from 1901 to 1944 were female. Among them, the women of Sunbi families (Korean scholarly families) mainly read and handwrote the <Chunhyangjeon> as shown by Jogyeongi of Sangju, Yiucheon of Munkyeong Yimhoyeon of Uljin. First, readers in the Youngnam Area prefered the <Chunhyangjeon> in which development of the storyline and elements of the story where enhanced. Chang, Aniri, and the division of Jangdan, which were included in the Pansori <Chunhyangjeon>, were omitted in the <Chunhyangjeon>. Second, the readers’ adaptations at the beginning and ending of the <Chunhyangjeon> show a reward for maintaining Chunhyang’s fidelity. At the end of the <Chunhyangjeon>, Chunhyang becomes Jeongyeulbuin and lives in wealth and honor with Imongryong, her husband. Third, while the part of Sarangga(a love song) is omitted or shortened in the <Chunhyangjeon>, the part of Ibyeolga(a farewell song) is expanded. The <Chunhyangjeon> emphasized the fact that we should endure and overcome the pain of separation to gain love, which is transcendent of a status system. Fourth, readers in the Youngnam Area deleted the scene when Heobongsa gropes Chunhyang’s body. Readers of the Sunbi families thought that Heobongsa’s desire to molest her body was unnecessary to the story. Finally, readers in the Youngnam Area reflected their desire for seeking a government position within the story, so Imongryong passed the state examination and become a secret royal inspector in the story. The study of the relationship between each different version of the handwritten <Chunhyangjeon> and the readers whose literary reflections affected the stories contribute to the changes in the comparative literary features between the Honam area and the Chungcheon area.