김진구의 야담에 나타나는 구연식 서술의 양상과 그 다층적 성격

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate and reveal the multilayered characteristic of narrative description in Kim Jin-Goo's yadam. Kim Jin-Goo is a representative collector, recorder and storyteller in the first half of the 20th century. The peculiarity of his yadam is the narrative description. The multilayered characteristic of his narrative description is as follows. First, he realized the experimental nature of a modern yadam by using expressions of a story telling field. Second, he expressed a resistance to the order and the custom of the existing society by using words and expressions that were close to real life. Third, he secured the identity of yadam in the Joseon Dynasty era by borrowing a traditional way of expression. Ultimately, the narrative description in Kim Jin-Goo's yadam can be described as a strategic device to realize the purpose of yadam movement as public education and popular amusements.