『삼국유사』 <내물왕 김제상>과 그 파생 열부설화의 전승 의식 비교

Abstract

Ilyeon expressed his strong determination towards loyalty and virtuous women in "Naemulwang Kim Je-Sang" of Samgukyusa. Its derivative virtuous women tales are, however, in a different circumstance as they have a greater focus on the acts of Park Je-sang's wife than his patriotism and loyalty. These tales state that the wife, who learns the death of her husband, becomes the nation's guardian, a bird hiding in the crack of a rock, or a bird with a deep grudge after committing suicide. Attention should be paid to these differences. While Samgukyusa merely records that Park Je-sang's wife became the holy mother of statesmanship after death, the derivative virtuous women tales show different endings for her. In other words, Samgukyusa presents only the sacred ending, whereas the derivative tales tell diverse endings including the sacred and tragic ones. The Park Je-sang’s tale of Samgukyusa and its derivative virtuous woman tales can categorized three types of virtuous women: virtuous women that became a god, "those that became a hiding bird, and those that became a revengeful spirit. The first category can be found in Park Je-sang’s tale of Samgukyusa and one of its derivative virtuous women tales. Since this type has a strong mythical nature, it has been losing its transmission power due to the subjects of transmission that place importance on reality in modern times. The second and last categories have a "pass of statesmanship" and "rock of a hiding bird," respectively; thus, they are still enjoying their transmission power. The tales "virtuous women that became a god" with mythical nature secured their transmission power in the past when they placed importance on virtue, and the tales of "virtuous women that became a hiding bird" and "those that became a revengeful spirit" with an object of transmission and legendary nature secure their transmission power in modern times as the awareness of virtue has weakened. These findings indicate that Park Je-sang’s tale of Samgukyusa and its derivative virtuous women tales have either secured or lost transmission power due to the changing perceptions of "virtue" on the part of the transmission subjects.