유연 옥사에 관한 두 편의 서사와 증언의 재구성

Abstract

Lee Hang-bok(李恒福)'s "Yuyeonjeon"(柳淵傳) and Kwon Deuk-ki(權得己)'s "Isaengsongwonrok"(李生訟冤錄) are narratives designed with the intention of letting the world know the unjust death of Yu Yeon and Yi Ji(李禔), respectively. In this paper, we tried to examine the intentions and purposes of the characters who planned and narrated two works, and to re-examine the reality of the narrative about the major criminal case of Yu Yeon through narrative strategies to realize the intention. The foundation of "Yuyeonjeon" is a pedigree[家乘] built by the wife of Yu Yeon, Mrs Lee, and "Isaengsongwonrok" makes a brief correction "Songwon"(頌冤) written by Eon-yong(彦容), the son of Yi Ji, and adds the background and emotion of the book. However, at that time, Lee's pedigree was criticized for being unreliable because it was written in ‘Eonja’[諺字] by a woman, relying on rumors. In order to break away from the subclass’s nature of the pedigree, Mrs. Lee planned the textualization of intellectuals, and the "Yuyeonjeon," narrated by Lee Hang-bok, stabilized the unfair death of Yu Yeon as a solid fact. Meanwhile, Lee Eon-yong planned the "Isaengsongwonrok" with the intention of undermining the credibility of "Yuyeonjeon," which attributed the responsibility of the major criminal case of Yu Yeon to his father, and spent a considerable amount of time criticizing the wrongdoing of "Yuyeonjeon." However, Yi Ji's unfair death remained a minority opinion on the major criminal case of Yu Yeon, to the extent that even Kwon Deuk-ki, the author, doubted it. "Yuyeonjeon" accumulated negative testimonies from the surrounding figures one by one, proving that Yi Ji was behind Yu Yeon's painful death, which converged to a factual level and continued to be reproduced in the narrative of the major criminal case of Yu Yeon in the late Joseon Dynasty. On the other hand, "Isaengsongwonrok" used a narrative strategy to remove Yi Ji’s false accusation by refuting the testimonies of the surrounding figures who pointed out Yi Ji as the culprit, but its presence was minimal, perhaps because it was seen as excessive self-defense. The intention of the planner who planned the narrative is hidden behind conflicting testimonies and claims. Through this paper, we hope to take a step closer to the reality of the narrative about the major criminal case of Yu Yeon.