In this study, I analyzed the narrative structure of detective novel that has been transformed from Korean modern novels, and cleared the novelistic meaning of it. Detective novel has been excepted from an object of literary study being understood by ...
In this study, I analyzed the narrative structure of detective novel that has been transformed from Korean modern novels, and cleared the novelistic meaning of it. Detective novel has been excepted from an object of literary study being understood by popular genre so far. But, the narrative characteristic of detective novel doesn't have a provable special quality in each genre. It has an important character that can be understood the narrative structure of novel.
I cleared the narrative structure of detective novel to analyze transformational ways that appear to Korean modern novels. Because novelistic meaning of transformational ways must presuppose the understanding of detective novel. Therefore, in chapter Ⅱ, I cleared the narrational and compositional ways of Western traditional detective novel, and attached such special quality with the structure of modern novel that is divided by 'story' and 'plot'. Also, I cleared the fact that narrative structure of detective novel is archetype of 'Oedipus's composition', and made it the foundation of discussion of chapter Ⅲ.
In chapter Ⅲ, I analyzed the transformational ways being appeared in Korean detective novel and modern novel. To analyze specific work, I examined the archetype of Korean detective novel in tradition of narrative. Because the lawsuit motive, found in Korean narratives, influenced to narrative structure of Korean detective novel. On the base of these comprehension, I confirmed the narrative quality of Korean detective novel and its transformational ways.
First of all, in discussion for detective novels of the 1930s-50s, I analyzed the narrative structure that was confirmed in Chae man-sik'novel, Kim Dong-in'novel, Kim Nae-sung'novels, Bang In-geun's novels, and arranged them as three special qualities divide from traditional detective story. There are as followings: Description by editorial omniscient point of view, long story time, reinforcement of personality of tale of adventure. Also, I made clear literary historical meaning of Korean detective novel in aspect of conquest of realism in the 1930s.
In analysis of transformational ways, I premised transformation of detective novel is a writer's narrative strategy that looks a recognition attitude of the world. Under these propositions, I analyzed Kim Sung-jong'novels, Lee Mun-yeol's novels, Jeon Sang-guk's novels and Lee Chung-jun's novels. Through these analyse, I could confirm the fact that narrative structure of detective novel has been deformed by very various way in Korean modern novel. And, I cleared the fact that change of the point of view which could be identified in such transformation contributes deepening of content and expanded of form in modern novel. In Lee Mun-yeol's novels, the narrative structure of detective novel has been deformed to emphasize 'story telling' in side of 'interest' of reading. But, such transformation, detached from quest for the world, take the function that recur to premodern story. Kim Sung-jong ' early novels, Jeon Sang-guk's initiation novels and Lee Chung-jun's quest novels overcome such function. With awareness of 'Criminal = I', They change the narrative structure of detective novel to search world truth. Specially, in Lee Chung-jun's novels, awareness of self-reflection has been detected to show fidelity of quest process.
Finally, in conclusion, I cleared concretely that the narrative structure of detective novel is occupying the novelistic meaning in modern society. Accommodate 'plot of delay and quest' of detective novel, modern novel can make recognize the violence of ideology to readers. Specially, showing that it is impossible that represent objective truth, metaphysical detective story allocates share of the analyse to readers. For this, metaphysical detective story overthrows custom of detective novel. Through discussion about it, I could confirm that the narrative structure of detective novel is the valid narrative strategy in modern society.