『雜記古談』의 웃음과 그 이면 - <宦妻>와 <嘲謔>을 중심으로

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the aspects and the meaning of laughter in Japki-godam, especially focused on Hwan-cheo and Jo-hak. Writer used the frame tale technique in Hwan-cheo, making the frame narrative induce reader the story as a comedy and it is supported by the interpolated narrative, describing sexual scene candidly, reversing gender role, representing the people of snobbery. Behind these laughter, however, is the exposure of gentlemen’s true colors who pose as local worthies. Jo-hak is a work that taunted Lee-sun who attached to writing poem but untalented. However, writer criticized the act of misjudging others while not knowing, inserting a device that suggests the criticism of Lee choro was shameful indeed. In this way, the laughter that appears Hwan-cheo and Jo-hak has multi layered meaning. On the surface, it seems to have borrowed a scene of risque and funny stories from previous generation. But in the depths there is a writer who deplore the evils of the time, sneering at the people who don’t have a perception. We can see such awareness of reality through his epitaph and the self-written figuration on his portrait, and it also appears to be similar on other funny stories in Japki-godam.