《청구야담》에 나타난 조선 후기 평양 인식과 그 성격 = Images of Pyeongyang during Late Joseon Reflected in Cheongguyadam

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This study analyzes the cultural images of Pyeongyang reflected in the unofficial anthology of tales(yadam) called Cheongguyadam (靑邱野談). Moreover, an attempt is also made herein to understand the significance of these images. The term yadam refers to a traditional genre of Korean literature, and is also used as part of the name of all works of this genre. Various versions of Cheongguyadam were compiled by a number of anonymous authors during the early nineteenth century. Cheongguyadam contains 293 yadams in all.
Pyeongyang was, after Seoul, one of the most frequently selected places as the backdrop for yadams. Following closely behind Pyeongyang as a popular background for yadam was the city of Andong in Gyeongsang Province. Yadams which used Pyeongyang as their backdrop often employed themes related to human beings’ engaged in economic activities such as those related to the acquisition of property and wealth, or in the fulfillment of basic desires such as entertainment or romance. This is clearly different from the themes found in the yadams which used Andong as their backdrop, which focused on themes related to traditional culture and the social order, such as marriage, family, the acquisition of government posts, and the management of the hyangcheon community.
The images of Pyeongyang reflected in Cheongguyadam can be regarded as consisting of three elements: the Gwanchalsa(Provincial Governor), gisaeng(a female artist entertainer), and economic activities. While the Provincial Governor of Pyeongan Province appeared in yadams more often than any other provincial governor, he also usually played a key and positive role in the development of the storyline. Stories related to the gisaeng were also a big part of the yadams in which Pyeongyang served as the backdrop. Here again, stories related to gisaeng can be found much more frequently in the case of tales that unfold in Pyeongyang than is the case elsewhere. The Pyeongyang gisaeng tended to play a prominent role as the main protagonists in the entertainment and romantic aspects of such tales. There have also been a significant number of yadams in which Pyeongyang serves as the backdrop where economic activities is the main theme; in such instances, the story tends to revolve around an individual who, through his links to the Governor of Pyeongan Province, is able to amass a large fortune or run a large-scale business.
The elites of Joseon society tended to emphasize the fact that Pyeongyang was the home of both Gija and Dan'gun, a perception that was also internalized by the elite of Pyeongan Province. In reality, the political discrimination which was given to the Pyeongan residents was regarded as a big issue. Nevertheless, one finds few examples in the yadam in which Gija and Dan'gun have been incorporated in the basic perception of Pyeongyang. Issues related to regional discrimination also failed to draw much interest in such works. As such, in the eyes of the both the authors and readers of yadam, Pyeongyang was a land of opportunity in which economic prosperity prevailed, and where human nature could be expressed in a much freer fashion than was the case in other areas.
However, the stories included in Cheongguyadam fail to reflect the new social order which Pyeongyang was building. Pyeongyang, as the center of Pyeongan Province, was in the process of establishing a new order during the 18th～19th centuries which can be regarded as having been at the avant-garde of the social changes that occurred during the latter period of Joseon. However, these aspects were not reflected in the images of Pyeongyang reviewed above.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ. 머리말
• Ⅱ.《靑邱野談》에 담긴 평양 이야기
• Ⅲ. 평양 이야기의 사회적 배경
• Ⅳ. 평양의 새로운 사회질서와 도시 이미지
• Ⅴ. 맺음말
• 〈ABSTRACT〉