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Abstract

The author of the 『Buksangki』 broke taboos of the Joseon Dynasty several times. He straightforwardly and provocatively showed desire for sexuality to be restrained from listening and seeing and used 'Baekhwamuntoo,' a colloquial language which was prohibited at that time, obstinately in a strange genre of drama. However, there were only a few studies on 『Buksangki』. Therefore, this study gave a focus on dramatic characteristics of the 『Buksangki』. Especially, it was interesting that the genre of drama was selected for the story. However, specific discussion on dramatic characteristics in 『Buksangki』 has never been made yet. The results of this study are summarized as follows: First, the author who positively accepted human desire for sexuality described unprecedented sexual culture and pornography which was hard to imagine at that time in 『Buksangki』. This novel has a perspective of sexuality for sexuality's sake beyond simple acceptance of sexuality, which was different from existing discourses on sexuality. Second, it was discovered that the author was an intellectual who had high level of knowledge on styles, characteristics and frameworks on Chinese drama. In particular, he was familiar with the attractive characteristics of drama as a genre and such dramatic characteristics were found in his novel. :1). solid structure using familiar materials; 2). characteristic and multi-dimensional characters; 3). lively and fun colloquial language to read; and 4). exceptional words and detailed directive sentences. He made the use of those literary strategies in his novel. Third, in particular, it is no exaggeration to say that the author of 『Buksangki』 developed a new genre with its own dramatic characteristics through properly mixed use of advantages of Drama and Pansori. It was not written to perform, but as limitations of drama were supplemented by advantages of Pansori, the limitations were overcome, which gave more fun to read. It is suggested that the literary meaning 『Buksangki』 should be newly considered in this respect.