박상륭 소설의 기독교적 상상력 연구 －「아겔다마」의 성서 모티프 패러디 양상을 중심으로－

Abstract

This study aims to examine the system of Park Sang-Ryung's Christian speculation by adopting “Ageldama”, one of his early short novels, as a text. This study is meaningful as it provides us with a way to understand Park Sang-Ryung's all the novels in which various religious speculations are involved. Besides, religious speculations were reflected in the author's cognition deeper than any other religious speculation from his early novels to latest ones. For this reason, it's thought that this is a meaningful study. “Ageldama” is a novel in which a biblical motif appears quite clearly among the author's novels. Therefore, it's expected that if we thoroughly compare and analyze this novel with a biblical motif, the precedent text, based on the parodic technique, the essence of his Christian speculation, which went trough his literary configuration process, will be specifically found out. The author shows a new understanding of Judas Iscariot who is negatively evaluated in the bible. Different from the Biblical point of view which focuses on Jesus’ achievements, Park interprets events and meanings of the corresponding day completely based on Judas's internal point of view. Also, through such a point of view, it was found that the author has borrowed the Gnostic point of view which has been regarded as a heretic and hasn't been mentioned in the Bible. Besides, it's worthy of notice that such a Christian speculation constantly has appeared in his other novels even after “Ageldama”.