우화소설의 지식 담론 활용과 그 후대적 변용

Abstract

This article intends to discuss the use of knowledge discourse in fable novels. It considers fable novels in the late Joseon era as the subjects, and examines the nature of the knowledge in them. As a result, it finds that while theoretical and cultural knowledge were mainly utilized, folk and practical knowledge were also mixed, which may be related to the trend of the knowledge at that time. Subsequently, this study examines the aspects of discourse utilization of knowledge contained in Dukkeopjeon, Tokkijeon, Jangkkijeon, and Seodongjijeon. The results are as follows. First, aspects of utilization increased persuasion by bringing the knowledge appropriate to the situation in the historical events, ancient events, and Sino‐Korean poetry in China, and by relying on its authority, to find a way to raise the dignity of the author or speaker. Moreover, the speaker would utilize knowledge to show off, and by presenting an interpretation context that differs from conventional interpretations, it is found that they would find a way to relate the "typical model" and to distort and use knowledge to their advantage. It is also shown that the utilization aspect of story-telling is of interest to readers. Through these aspects of utilization, with the double consciousness of traditional knowledge, which has been undermined as a bygone absolute "typical example" by the weakening of the reality response, there is a feeling that the atmosphere reserves new discourse power by reconstructing existing knowledge. Then, this article examines how fable novels created around the time of modernization - namely, the aspects of utilization of knowledge discourse which were examined earlier - appear in the Geumsuhoeeuirok and the Geumsujaepan. It detects, in these two works, an aspect of utilization similar to the previous ones, which means that their narrative lies in the continuous line of fable novels in the late Joseon era. However, this study finds some differences, such as that it accepts Western knowledge, has knowledge of the Bible and ecology of animals, the attitude of the speaker or delineator in utilizing discourses is as serious as the situation in which the speech or controversy occurs or the severity of the subject matter, and that the speaker's self-exaggerated knowledge utilization and fun-oriented aspects are often not visible. Thus, both works show that the rhetorical tradition of utilizing the knowledge discourse of fable novels is combined with the enlightening consciousness of early modern knowledge.