권송대의 만주망명가사 “원별여사향가” 개작 특징과 그 의식 = Kwon Songdae’s Revisions of the Exile Gasa ‘Wonbyeolyeosahyangga’ in Manchuria: Characteristics and Consciousness

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this study is to analyze the process by which Kwon Songdae (1888–1933) revised a gasa poem that she composed after her exile to Manchuria Manchuria. In March 1913 by the lunar calendar, Kwon created an autobiographical gasa work imbued with the sentiments of parting and longing for home, titled Wonbyeolyeosahyangga. Shortly thereafter, she undertook the first revision, producing Wonbyeolyeosahyangga with the intended recipients being her parents and siblings. About four years later, she undertook a second revision, resulting in Wonbyeol Gara, addressed to fellow exiles in Manchuria, particularly women. It is rare for a single gasa work to undergo two separate revisions, which makes analysis of this case significant.
The results of the analysis can be summarized as follows: Kwon Songdae changed the “implied listener” or presumed audience of the work and accordingly refined its diction, phrasing, and verse structure, adding or removing lines as necessary. Her personal experiences at each stage of revision were reflected in these changes in wording and structure, and shifts in thematic consciousness led to structural adjustments. This shows how, depending on circumstances, a single gasa could function either as a personal, familial confession or as a public address to a broader audience. It also demonstrates that even in modern period, gasa continued to be recognized and utilized as a literary form centered around in North Gyeongsang. serving as a medium through which they responded to the changing era.