This study is about Chinese language short stories of latter period of Joseon Dynasty, by contrasting with the Chinese story collection “Yu Chu xin zhi” of early Qing Dynasty, analysising of similarities and differences between China and Korea and...
This study is about Chinese language short stories of latter period of Joseon Dynasty, by contrasting with the Chinese story collection “Yu Chu xin zhi” of early Qing Dynasty, analysising of similarities and differences between China and Korea and revealing “chivalrous people” works literary significance of latter period of Joseon Dynasty.
Chivalrous people as a special group of civil society, with extraordinary charisma. They were highly skilled in martial arts, but never show off their talents; they are indifferent to fame and fortune, the pursuit of a free life. The identity of the mysterious chivalrous people, no one knows their names; their action is strange, no one can master their whereabouts. Chivalrous people credible and hate evil as one did their enemy and maintain the folk hero of justice.
Chivalrous people literary works of latter period of Joseon Dynasty compared with China's “Yu Chu xin zhi”, between the two there are many common features, such as justice, vengeful, etc. Also, because of cultural differences creative background, China and South Korea chivalrous people crafting. Late Joseon Korea chivalrous people, although with extraordinary talent, but he has not been appreciated and forced to bury the folk, showing the Maxima epic proportions horses regret. Chivalrous people in “Yu Chu Xin Zhi” are in a turbulent period in the seventeenth century, showing the subjugation of the Ming resentment.
It is a prosperous period for classical novels of latter period of Joseon Dynasty. The late Joseon Korean chivalrous people works stimulates readers’ interest, liked by readers of all ages. It advocates Lutheran and appeals to discover talents and conforms to the development of the times, but also enriches the content of Korean classical novels in the history of Korean literature and paints a brilliant stroke.