『女仙外史』에 나타난 전복의 에너지 ― 여성영웅 형상을 중심으로

Abstract

NvXianWaiShi is based on ‘Jingnan campaign’ which occurred during the Ming Dynasty. ‘Jingnan campaign’ was a civil war in the early years of the Ming dynasty of China between the Jianwen Emperor and his uncle Zhu Di, the Prince of Yan. The important thing is that although the novel was set in a war, it features a female hero, not a male hero. Few classic novels feature female heroes. Therefore, this paper focused on the female character in the NvXianWaiShi. In Chapter 2, women were divided into the world they belonged to, and analyzed into the world of Zen, the world of Mo, and the world of human beings. Women in the world of Zen, the world of Mo serve as assistants to help Dang Sae-ah win the war, while women in the human world meet Dang Sae-ah and grow into heroes. Chapter 3 analyzed the novel meaning of female character through values and beliefs pursued by women. The women in the novel are not ideal women in feudal society. DangSai‘er is socially in a higher position than men, and no other women also give up their lives to confront their husbands or protect their chastity. The female character in the NvXianWaiShi is not suitable for feudal society. It is possible to create this female character because the most important value in the novel is 'Royalty'. The war between DangSai'er and King Yeon is not a battle between victory and defeat, but to correct the reversal of ’忠‘(loyalty) and ’逆‘(revolt) This is the realization of justice, and the process for the realization of loyalty. The female character in NvXianWaiShi was created by the author to realize ’忠‘.