백행간(白行簡)의 <이와전(李娃傳)>은 현시대 여성의식의 총체적 적용이 가능할 정도의 여성상이 묘사되어 있다는 점에서 남존여비 사상에 물든 다른 작품들과 매우 차별화된 가치를 지녔다고 할 수 있다. 본고는 <이와전>이 남성 작가가 지은 소설임에도 불구하고 여성의 존재감이 돌출되는 이야기가 탄생하게 된 작가의 이율배반적인 창작 심리를 분석한 후, 여성의 성 해방, 여성의 직업관, 여성의 남성 지도력, 여성의 자아실현 등 4가지 모티프로 서사구조를 구분하여 작품에 구현된 여성의식의 유형과 의미를 규명하고자 하였다.
Chuanqi Novel(傳奇小說) Liwazhuan(李娃傳) is a short story by Bai Xing jian(白行簡) in the Tang dynasty. The story involves a tribute student Mousheng(某生), trying to get the affections of Li Wa, a female prostitute in Chang an. Mousheng spends his money on Li Wa and neglects his studying for the imperial examinations. He lives with Li Wa and spends all of his money, which is ultimately exhausted. After Mousheng can no longer pay the prostitution costs, Li Wa and her madam abandon him. Mousheng begins working at a funeral parlor as a dirge singer and at one point is the winner of a singing competition. His father discovers him while visiting Chang an and severely beats him, and leaves him for dead. Later Li Wa encounters this young man, who is now a beggar. She helps him recover health, and study for the examinations. Mousheng passed the state examinations over and over. He and his father restore a father-son relationship. Mousheng remains devoted to Li Wa and the two marry. Liwazhuan weaves together the various strands of Li Wa’s life. Feminism is relatively difficult to define, However, if one looks closely enough, Li Wa has an outstanding career as a prostitute, she is enormously rich in prostitution. Most of all, she s got Mousheng in her back pocket and under her thumb. Obviously she has corrupted him, but she coached Mousheng for the state examination, carried him to a successful conclusion. Woman takes the leadership of man, this novel claims to support female consciousness in many respects. So, This paper considered true meaning and values of female consciousness factors in Tang Chuanqi Liwazhuan.
1. 시작하는 말
2. 남성 중심 사회에서 여성을 내세운 작가의 창작 심리
3. <李娃傳>에 구현된 여성의식의 유형과 의미
4. 맺는 말