<조씨삼대록>의 ‘양인광’ 서사의 특징과 의미 - 사위 형상화, 파생작 창작과 관련하여 -

Abstract

This paper examines the narrative of Yang In-gwang, a son-in-law of Jo Moo who is a member of the main family, and points out its characteristics and meanings. The classical full-length Korean novel Three Generations of the Jo Family (Jossisamdaerok) is a sequel to A Dream of Two Dragons (Hyeonmong ssangnyonggi) and presumed to have been written some time in the 18th century. The main characters of the series are the Jo family, but the Yang family accounts for a large portion of the content in both the former and the latter volume. Yang Se is the father of Yang In-gwang and the older brother of Yang Ok-seol, the first wife of Jo Seong. He was jealous of his younger sister, rebelled against his father, and was executed for the crime of being a traitor to the country. Yang In-gwang, his son, was described as a heroic figure with excellent qualifications and both literary and martial arts in the Three Generations of the Jo Family. However, he had the limit of being descended from a deficient family, and was described as a rather lightweight and shameless person. He became Jo Wol-yeom’s husband. The conflicts in the marriage process and post-marriage marital conflicts made the narrative more interesting. By showing negative aspects, such as not seeing through an evil woman’s plot and persecuting his good wife, he gave the story a different tension than the characters of the main family. In the derivative novel, The Loyalty and Righteousness of the Yang Family (Yangmun chunguirok), he was partially liberated from the stigma of being the son of his father, who died on the charge of being a bad son and a traitor.