The aim of this essay is to consider aspects and variations of sorrows represented by tears and to reveal the reason and meaning of those in ChunHyangJeon춘향전. There are three kinds of tears in ChunHyangJeon춘향전 - tears of disobeidence, tears of loneliness and longing, tears of deep emotion. In the history of ChunHyangJeon춘향전, the scenes of tears, especially the scenes of tears of loneliness and longing, had been expanded. And most of all sentimentality is remarkable in these scenes of tears of loneliness and longing. And this states are caused by strengthening of popularity in ChunHyangJeon춘향전.
1. 들어가며
2. 〈춘향전〉의 눈물, 그 양상과 의미
3. 〈춘향전〉의 눈물, 그 역사적 변모
4. 나가며