『뎡각녹 』에 나타난 정치적 공간과 여성영웅의 관계

Abstract

Dyeonggangnok, a female heroic novel, focuses on political issues. As it is power that controls the political issues, possibly 'the logic of power' governs Dyeonggangnok. Under the perspective of 'the logic of power', politics and space show an unbalanced phenomenon because the space is dotted with contradiction, on the other hand, the politics does not contain ability of reform. Eventually, the unbalanced state of space and politics need the female hero, Jeongsojeo, who comes up to the capital city under the centripetal principle of space. As her political belief is Benevolent Royal Government, the creative method of Dyeonggangnok operates for the direction of realization of Benevolent Royal Government. In consequence, the principle of government as benevolent government and the form of power as decentralization of power are suggested. Dyeonggangnok is an experimental political novel. And as this novel maximizes political consciousness of female and suggests the direction of desirable politics, it is possible to say that this novel is controversial work which is not followed by other female heroic novels.