『三國遺事』「記異」第二 ‘武王’條의 서사 연구 - 편목 및 조목과의 연관성을 바탕으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide answers to questions on narratives, which occur in the readers’ mind when they read ‘Muwang(武王)’ in the ‘Giyi’, Samgukyusa. Previous studies about the narrative of ‘Muwang‘, which considers it as being constituted by individual stories dealing with Muwang’s identity, a story of getting Princess Seonhwa, a story of relation between the King of Baekje and Silla, and a story of Mireuksa’s establishment; have tended to consider the studying narrative as a fallacy committed by the author, as an embellishment or addition made in the process of transcribing ‘oral narratives’(Sulhwa), and as a limitation in the study of classic literature brought about by insufficient historical materials. Contrary to the previous studies, this paper argues that the inhomogeneity of the said narrative is actually rooted in the ideological closure made by the author. Against this backdrop, this study firstly aims to understand the author’s intention in these uneven parts of the narrative; and then analyze ‘Muwang’s narrative, carefully considering the author’s intention. In other words, this paper tries to draw the consistency of ‘Muwang’ narrative from the author’s perspective. This differs from previous studies that have attempted to understand the said narrative only from the viewpoint of other researchers. In order to come up with a better understanding of the author’s intention in writing, his other works, Pyeonmok and Jomok in 『Samgukyusa』, would first be analyzed. Then the result of this analysis would be utilized in the study of the narrative of ‘Muwang.’ Lastly, the researcher hopes that this paper would further help future studies related to 『Samgukyusa』.