「열녀춘향수절가」의 漢詩 語句 활용양상 연구

Abstract

This study analyzes how phrases from Chinese poems were adapted in Yeolneochunhyangsujeolga and aims to identify the characteristics and aspects of their usages within the novel. Chunhyangjeon is one of the most prominent pansori novels and the Yeolneochunhyangsujeolga is a representative different version of Chunhyangjeon. Yeolneochunhyangsujeolga abounds with anecdotes from old stories and with phrases from Chinese poems. This is thanks to the broad audience of pansori, which led the creators to aim on satisfying the varying taste of the highbrow as well as that of the general public. In Yeolneochunhyangsujeolga, Chinese poems are quoted by phrases, rather than retaining their original form as quatrains or eight-line verses. Such phrases can be classified into two categories: phrases that are used in the context of the original poems or phrases that are used out of the original context of the poems. The examples of the phrases used within the original context include the usage of Chinese phrases as idioms and the usage of the phrases as puns. Chinese phrases as idioms are mainly used when depicting the scenery, such as in the part when Lee Mongyong goes to Gwanghallu and describes the view at the beginning of the story. Phrases from Chinese poems are used as puns in “Sarangga” and in “Gissang Jeomgo.” In addition, the original context of each poem is retained in passages which add to the atmosphere of the story or when parts of the original poem are reconstructed to be made into a new poem. In “Ibyelga” when Lee Mongyong quotes Chinese poems on parting and also in the part where Chunhyang meets Sangbi, a water spirit in her dreams, as she is in prison, the phrases from Chinese poems are adapted to create a romantic ambience. On the other hand, in Chunhyang’s letter to Lee Mongyong, passages from Li Bai’s poems are borrowed and added to create a new poem. Quotes from various Chinese poems are also modified in Lee Myongyong’s Poem as the king’s secret royal inspector, which he completes at a feast. The majority of the poems quoted in Yeolneochunhyangsujeolga could be found in beginner’s books such as Dang-Eum and Gomunjinbo since it was imperative to use Chinese phrases which do not fare far from the public appeal. This is due to the broad audience pansori attracts. Quotes from Chinese poems were used to satisfy the varying taste of the audience, and led to the various usages of such phrases.