조선후기 한글소설 《강태공전》의 《封神演義》 번안 양상 小考

Abstract

This study regards Gangtaegongjeon(姜太公傳) as an adaptation from Fengshenyanyi(封神演義) and examines the adaptation aspect. The novel readers in late Joseon had a strong tendency to share Chinese novels which were not original texts but rather adaptations, being gone through their own ‘appropriation’ process. Gangtaegongjeon was one of them as well. This study was conducted with three perspectives. Firstly, I discussed the form. I argued that the author of Gangtaegongjeon had attempted to follow the typical narrative structure of Joseon heroic novels including a biography of the one hero. I also investigated that the author had tried to provide convenience for Joseon readers by contracting the original text, resulting in popularization of the text. Secondly, I considered the content. I indicated that the author had attempted to minimize the fictional element and to make the readers have realistic political nature. I also examined that the author had tried not to be against the ideological principle, ‘filial piety(忠孝).’ Thirdly, I investigated the aspects of female readers’ influence to the text. I discussed that Gangtaegongjeon showed the female moral which advised readers to do good and to assist their husband well by means of borrowing the contrastive structure of Korean long piece novels, “legal wife-the good” and “concubine-the evil” and emphasizing on the story of Mrs. Ma(馬). I also indicated that it not only carried the female moral, but also reflected their resentment, resulting in alleviating the chagrin of them. Gangtaegongjeon reorganized Fengshenyanyi by ‘rewriting’ and created a new meaning. I tried to figure out how Joseon readers had actually shared the Chinese classical novels, by investigating the ‘manipulation’ which had been occurred while they had adapted the original text. I believe that this study will be helpful to enhancement of mutual understanding about classical novel culture between Korea and China.