《虞初廣志》의 문헌적 성격과 《虞初廣志》 소재 安重根傳 연구

A Study on the Literary Characteristics of Woochogwangji(虞初廣志) andAnjunggeunjeon in Woochogwangji(虞初廣志)

《虞初廣志》 소재 <三韓義軍參謀中將安重根傳>에 기재된 評語를 통해서 評者는 당시 안중근을 ‘刺客’이라고 호칭하는 것에 대해 다소 부정적 입장을 취하고 있었음을 알 수 있었다. 《民國彙報》 소재 안중근전의 分章 형식은 朴殷植의 또 다른 傳記物인 <淵蓋蘇文傳>에서 비롯되었음을 밝혔다. 章名을 완전히 삭제하고 그 뒤에 評語가 부기되어 있는 《虞初廣志》 소재 <三韓義軍參謀中將安重根傳>에 이르러서는 전통 文言小說 가운데 한 장르인 ‘傳體’로 개편된 양상을 띠게 된다고 했다. 《虞初廣志》의 편자인 姜泣&#32675;에 의해 <三韓義軍參謀中將安重根傳>이란 근대적 傳記物이 ‘虞初體’ 문언소설로 탈바꿈되어 중국 문언소설집에 실리게 된 경위에 대해 자세히 살폈다. 본고는 마지막으로 《虞初廣志》 소재 <三韓義軍參謀中將安重根傳>이 지닌 다양한 의미에 대해 짚었다.

This paper looks into the newly discovered biographical fiction “samhan uigunsammojungjang anjunggeunjeon” in Woochogwangji, and analyzes the literary characteristics of Woochogwangji and the meanings and stylistic features of “Anjunggeunjeon.” The “Anjunggeunjeon”in Woochogwangji, however, has not yet been published in any scholarly forms, which makes the current study an extremely important one. In addition, this particular version is proven to be the earliest among all the extant biographies of Anjunggeun, and will shed significant light on the formation and adaptation in the body of Anjunggeun biographies. During the Ming and Qing dynasties in China when fiction as a literary genre was highly developed, a large number of fictional collections with “Woocho” in their titles emerged following the appearance of “Woochoji”. From late Qing to the Early Republic Period, fiction anthologies emulating the format of the “Woocho” collections resurfaced in large quantities again. Woochogwangji edited by Gang-eubgun was one of such didactic novel anthologies that collects stories of exemplary historical figures. One of the main focuses of attention in the research of early Anjunggeunjeon biographies lies in the way in which he was addressed, which is often telling of the biographers’ attitudes and judgments. As recorded in this “Anjunggeunjeon,” the Chinese reviewers criticized their contemporary newspaper reports and biographies for calling Anjunggeun an “assassin”, which suggests that he was viewed in a positive light. This study reaffirms the meaningful fact that the Anjunggeunjeon biographies included in the Woochogwangji was the earliest biography of a Korean figure written by a Korean author in the history of Chinese classical fiction. In the mean time, through the examination of this biography, this paper effectively traces the process of formation and adaptation of the series of Anjunggeun biographies authored by Bag-eunsig.