『구운몽』의 인물과 서사에 나타나는 用事와 漢詩의 활용 양상

Abstract

There is no original text of Guunmong passed down. Accordingly there is a need to arrange officially certified copy by collating diverse editions. Above all, it deserves attention that Guunmong shows remarkable literary value by actively using conventional writing skills of Chinese classics. Guunmong is characterized by the imagery of characters using Yongsa and development of romantic narratives by using classical chinese poetry. Yongsa in Guunmong is used much in subtle ways in unexpected parts, though commonplace and banal. For example, the names of the characters appearing in Guunmong are the results of using mostly Yongsa, quote, which serves as the suggestion of what the characters did and the relationship with other characters besides the appearance and personality. In addition, it sometimes attracts reader’s attention by using precedents which are not known widely. In the meantime, in the process of narrating the relationship between lovers, classical Chinese poetry of Guunmong takes on the basic function of revealing inner side of characters. The act of creating classical poetry becomes the prologue to events, also the implications and the contents of poetry are realized in Guunmong’s narrative. As a result Yongsa and classical Chinese poetry in Guunmong embody effectively the value of Ganyo[簡要] and Onyudonhu[溫柔敦厚]. Guunmong not only shows the fun of fiction distinctive from the previous novels in the aspects of character image and narrative development, but also presents another pleasure of finding implication and authentic precedent in terms of writing method.