<관동별곡번사>의 역대 작품과 문예적 검토

Abstract

<Gwandong byeolgok beonsa(관동별곡번사)> is the Chinese translation of <Gwandong byeolgok (Song of Gangwon Province)>. Four versions of <Gwandong byeolgok beonsa> are currently available. The authors are Cheongho(청호) Yi Yang-ryeol(이양렬), Cheongeum(청음) Kim Sang-heon(김상현), Seopo(서포) Kim Man-jung(김만중), and Chundam(춘담) Shin Seung-gu(신승구). This study reviews and analyzes the literary consciousness of the authors and their attitudes that are revealed in their translation of <Gwandong byeolgok>. Song Gang produced many works of gasa (narrative poem). <Gwandong byeolgok> was relatively more popular target of translation because the work reflects Song Gang’s life, achievements, and political pride. Song Gang’s descendents were interested in preserving Song Gang’s works. In contrast, the translators’ approach to <Gwandong byeolgok> was that of authors with a literary consciousness. However, in translating <Gwandong byeolgok>, the authors espoused literary perspectives and attitudes that were different from each other. Different ideological tenets can be found in the authors’ translation of <Gwandong byeolgok>. Cheongho translated in the tradition of Confucian chungsinyeonjujisa (song that reveals loyal subjects’love toward to the lord) whereas Cheongeum and Seopo display preference for Seongyo. Chundam, the last translator of <Gwandong byeolgok>, was interested in producing a faithful translation from the original. Therefore, it is possible to conclude that the authors of <Gwandong byeolgok beonsa> were not just translators but were creative authors who conveyed their literary consciousness in their translation of <Gwandong byeolgok>.