뿌리깊은나무 박물관 소장 판소리계 소설 필사본의 현황

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the current state of the manuscript versions of Pansori novels owned by Suncheon City Deep Rooted Tree Museum. The manuscript versions in the museum have never been covered in previous studies except one version of <Chunhyangjeon>. This museum is known to have a total of 12 manuscript versions of Pansori novels including five versions of <Chunhyangjeon>, two of <Simcheongjeon>, one of <Heungbujeon>, one of <Toggijeon>, one of <Jeokbyeokga>, one of <Onggojipjeon>, and one of <Maehwajeon>. According to the results of examining these versions except a version of <Chunhyangjeon>, <Maehwajeon> was not a Pansori novel, and it was found that following <Onggojipjyeonira>, which is an alternative version of <Onggojipjeon>, <Kkongi-jachigara> that was an alternative version of <Jangggijeon> was transcribed. For these manuscript versions, this study examined the status and characteristics of each alternative version. It is hard to summarize the status and characteristics of individual versions. However, what are notable are the manuscript versions of <Simcheongjeon>. An alternative version of <Simcheongjeon> seems to be Manuscript Version B kept in the British Museum, and this alternative version is believed to provide an important basis for setting relationships among later seoul-woodblock‐printed versions and reconstructing them. Another alternative version is the author’s adaptation of existing <Simcheongjeon> with new characters and episodes added, and this version is so distinguished that it requires a separate study. Future studies need to examine the status of each alternative version thoroughly through close comparison and contrast.