『왕자호동』의 중의적 맥락 고찰

Abstract

In 1930s, Japanese Imperialism enforced to use Japanese as mother tongue instead of Korean and to discontinue issuing two daily newspaper, 『Donga Ilbo』 and 『Chosun Ilbo』. However, Japanese Imperialism permitted the series of historical novels named 『Wonhyo Daesa(Great Monk Wonhyo)』(written by Lee, Gwangsoo) and 『Wangja Hodong(Prince Hodong)』 (written by Lee, Taejun). These publishing is looks that directly opposite to the Press Policy and the Language & Literature Policy of Japanese Imperialism. In this time, to insist legitimacy of their invasion of Chosun dynasty, they developed new theories like HanSaGun(漢四郡) and Wholeness Ideology of the Mancuria-Joseon(滿鮮一體論). Therefore permission of 『Wangja Hodong』 should be understood with this background. There are two views about the literary sense of 『Wangja Hodong』, “Rediscovery of the Korean race and recovery of ethnicity” and “Reflection of Lee, Taejun's divided ego”. But 『Wangja Hodong』 was written with double descriptive strategy which increased ethnic pride and satisfied demand of Japanese Imperialism, using well-known tale ‘Nakrang princess and Hodong prince’. It is also possible that Lee, Taejun think that Nakrang(樂浪) is same to Han(漢), foreign power and Japanese Imperialism and intend that defeating Nakrang by Goguryeo(高句麗) is same to the defeating foreign power(Japanese Imperialism) by our people. This novel connote the strong criticism the filial piety based on Fascism Ideology. And it can be understand that negation and criticism the logic behind imperialistic which emphasize that ‘nation’ is much more important than individuals. 『Wangja Hodong』 should be analyzed not nationalism view only, but polyphonic views which consider the time situation and thought and literary works of author complexly.