『剪燈新話』주석본과 『金鰲新話』 비평본의 전파와 회귀

Abstract

Qu You’s New Tales Told by Lamplight (Jiandeng Xinhua), from the Ming Dynasty, has had a huge influence on the novels of many countries, such as in Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. After Jiandeng Xinhua was introduced to the Chosun Kingdom, its annotated version - entitled Jeondeung Shinhwa Guhae, compiled by Limgi, and corrected by Yun Chunnyeon – was reprinted with detailed commentaries. Jeondeung Shinhwa Guhae was introduced into Japan and republished without any changes in the commentaries, and was widely accepted. With its popularity in the Chosun Kingdom and Japan, Jindeng Xinhua was read by writers and used as a Chinese textbook. However this was uncommon in the Qing Dynasty. In 1917, Chinese scholar Dong Kang, from Japan, brought Jeondeung Shinhwa Guhae to Shanghai and published the text, leaving out all of the commentaries. There was interest in Chinese Classics overseas, however, all of the foreign commentaries were removed when it returned to China. Kim Shisuep’s New Tales Told in Mt. Geumo (Geumo Shinhwa) was referred to as the first novel written in Chinese in the Chosun dynasty, and its woodblock first edition was published by Yun Chunnyeon. Still, no information remains from the Chosun dynasty about the published book. After the introduction of Geumo Shinhwa to Japan, it was republished three times. Also, the Critical edition was published during the Meiji period. This edition, which included criticisms from prominent sinologists of the time, was finally introduced to Korea by Choe Namseon in 1927, only with its novel text, and did not include all of the criticisms. In the case of Jiandeng Xinhua and Geumo Shinhwa, both countries, China and the Chosun dynasty, ignored all commentaries and criticisms made by foreigners when they re-imported the books, which were published overseas. It is noticeable that these two texts were both disseminated abroad and returned to their countries in very similar ways.