<삼선기>에 나타난 서사관행의 변주와 문학사적 의의

Abstract

This paper aims to examine the changes in narrative conventions of Samsungee and their meaning in the context of literary history. Samsungee departs from the narrative conventions of conventional love novels and incorporates new values and ideologies. This paper identifies the aspects of such changes and examines what the orientation is through the changes. Finally, this paper examined the significance of such changes in the history of classical novel. The discussion is summarized as follows. First, the variation of narrative practices in Samsungee was identified. This work does not follow the conventional narrative style of a love story. The conventional narrative centers on a medieval exemplary male character who bonds with a Gisaeng who has helped him, and then succeeds in the past and welcomes the Gisaeng into his family. In Samsungee, however, the characters have different statuses, with the male character being demoted by learning the skills of a lower-class character and the female character being elevated by learning Confucian scriptures. For the setting, the family or national community was excluded and personal backgrounds were emphasized. In the case of events, a pragmatic route was chosen to pursue economic benefits. Second, the sense of orientation through the variation of narrative practices was examined. The change in narrative practice was due to new values. First, it was oriented toward status and equality between men and women. Male characters were taught the folk route, and female characters were taught the patriarchal ideology to overcome not only their status but also the differences between men and women. Next, they aimed for a practical consciousness of occupation and economy. They emphasized the practical route of the people more than the conceptual thinking of Confucianism. Finally, it aimed for a sense of existence in pioneering and independence. Men and women characters pioneered a new life based on the abilities they had honed and showed their self-existence. Third, the variation of narrative practices and their literary significance was examined. First, creative variations in narrative practices and literary historical significance. The narrative method and orientation of Samsungee are similar to those of new and modern novels. While maintaining the category of classical novel, it also embraces the new genre of fiction, demonstrating the history of fiction in transition. Next, this work emphasizes the free will of the individual. Individual survival and self-consciousness are more similar to the modern era, which emphasizes pioneering life than the Middle Ages, which emphasized community. Considering the above points, Samsungee can be evaluated as a significant work of literary history in that it demonstrates the history of the novel during the transition period.