고려속가의 욕망 표출 구조와 의미 = The Structure and Meaning of the Desire Expressed in Goryeo Sokga

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purpose of this thesis is to examine the structure and meaning of the desire expressed in Goryeo Sokga, the popular songs of Goryeo period. Goryeo Sokga which had been created during or before the Goryeo Dynasty was transmitted by word of mouth for a long time before it was accepted as Sogak Gasa of the Goryeo Palace. Later, when it was used as music texts of the Joseon dynasty, it was written in books. Thus, the speaker's desires expressed in Goryeo Sokga represent desires felt by people in the Goryeo period and also are shared by people who enjoy Goryeo Sokga today.
The structure and meaning of the desire expressed in Goryeo Sokga can be well explained by the desire theory of psychoanalysis. According to the desire theory, desire is created by the lack of something. Satisfying desire does not mean to possess what has been lacked. It means the process people go through to acquire what is lacked. Therefore, the movement of the signifier appears repetitively to satisfy desire. Words form meaning through metaphor and metonymies of the signifier. Therefore, the analysis of poetic expressions using metaphor and metonymy can explain the following things. Expressing desires using metaphor create new meaning by contrasting a signifier with another signifier. Although it repeats as desire appears to be repetitive, but its meaning changed. Expressing desires using metonymy shows the movement of desire to fulfill the lack of the signifier. It describes the structure of suppressing circulating desires rather than creating new meanings.
In brief, this thesis can be summarized as follows.

1. In chapter 2, the meeting point of Goryeo Sokga and the desire theory was examined. As poetry is the expression of human desire which can be expressed in words, the structure and meaning of desire can be explained through the words that express human desire. In addition, based on the notion that desire appears to be repetitive, the relationship between various patterns of repetitions in Goryeo Sokga and the expression of desire can be considered as one of the most important feature of Goryeo Sokga.

2. In chapter 3, structure of developmental repetition of desire and structure of circulating desire expressed in Goryeo Sokga were discussed. The two structures of desire can be understood through metaphor and metonymy of the signifier. The works which display structure of developmental repetition using metaphor include <Seogyeong byeolgok>, <Manjeonchun byeolsa> and <Jeongseogga>. In these three songs, desires are expressed repetitively, escalating the degrees of the desires. The works which display structure of circulating desire are <Ssanghwajeom>, <Jeongeupsa>, <Gasiri>, and <Isanggok>. In these four songs, desires circulate, referencing other desires just as a signifier is understood by another signifier.

3. In chapter 4, the meanings of the structure of desire expression discussed in chapter 3 were examined. The notion that desire is expressed metaphorically as developmental repetition structure and metonymy as circulating repetition structure means that a signifier creates new meanings by combining with another signifier. The ultimate meaning of signifier in such structure is sexual intercourse with a lover. The notion that desire is expressed in circulative repetition structure means that the interpretation of the desire is disrupted by the signifier. In such circulative structure, the desire to be with a lover is not expressed directly. Therefore, in order to understand the meaning of the signifier, the meaning of another signifier should be consulted. The significance of the desire in the circulative structure lies not only in the desire itself but the method to seek the desire.

In conclusion, the speaker's desire is expressed using metaphor and metonymy in Goryeo Sokga. The desire is expressed in the structure of developmental repetition or circulating repetition. In the works whose speaker expresses his desire directly, the desire is expressed in the structure of repetition by contrasting a signifier with another signifier. Whereas, in the works in which the speaker's desire is expressed continuously through his suppression of desire, the desire is expressed in circulative repetition structure through the separation of signifier and signified. Therefore, this research suggests the possibility that Goryeo Sokga can also be established as poetics.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 서론 1
• 1. 연구 목적 1
• 2. 연구 방법 6
• Ⅱ. 고려속가와 욕망 이론 10
• 1. 욕망 표출의 이론적 검토 11
• 2. 고려속가에의 적용 19
• Ⅲ. 고려속가의 욕망 표출 구조 23
• 1. 발전적 반복 구조 23
• 2. 순환적 반복 구조 41
• Ⅳ. 고려속가의 욕망 표출 구조의 의미 52
• 1. 기표와 기의의 반복적 결합 52
• 2. 기표와 기의의 연쇄적 괴리 56
• Ⅴ. 결론 61
• 참고문헌 65
• 영문초록 70