장한철(張漢喆) 『표해록(漂海錄)』의 야담적 전이 양상 - 『기리총화(綺里叢話)』와 『청구야담(靑邱野談)』을 중심으로

Abstract

This paper aims to explore how Pyohaerok, written in 1771 by Jang Hancheol(張漢喆, 1744∼?), has been modified in 19th century’s Yadam. As Pyohaerok was a popular trave-logue in the late Chŏsun, it has been edited and rewritten by talented Yadam writers. Two representative examples are Jang Hancheol Pyohaerok, edited by Lee Hyunki who is an author of Kirichongwha, and Jangsaeng Was Drifting in the Ocean When He Entered for an Examination, from Cheong’guyadam. Lee Hyunki abridged the text to about one fourth of the original text. He deleted most of the non-narrative parts of the original, such as depiction of the outer world and marine geographic information. Instead, he focused on the events related to the exotic adventure driven by the unpredicted journey. He sometimes kept the descrip-tive and explanatory part, only when it is about the exotic experience. It shows the spread of interests in foreign culture and civilization in the late Chŏsun dynasty. However, the Jang Hancheol Pyohaerok does not merely stresses the serial events of the exotic adventure. Lee Hyunki paid attention to the various emotions aroused when people met with unpredictable situations. Diverse conflicts between people have been retained in the text too. The author also tried to keep a reality and vivid-ness depicted by the first person narrator of the original text. By doing so, Jang Hancheol Pyohaerok became closer to the novel. The editor of Cheong’guyadam obviously wrote Jangsaeng Was Drifting in the Ocean When He Entered for an Examination based on Kirichongwha, but he shortened the story. He deleted the emotions and thoughts of people, and only left the main event. Various conflicts were also diminished in this work. In doing so, the characteristic of this work became closer to that of a folk tale, as the editor’s interest was in popularity and conventionality. The former studies tend to value Cheong’guyadam’s progress or perfection of narra-tive, as they compare it with the didactic texts. However, as this paper changed the comparison target to be the text from Kirichongwha, it can be said that in some cases, Cheong’guyadam’s completion on the narrative has regressed as the editor focuses on the popularity.