<운영전>에서 표출된 임진왜란 후 사회계층의 신분구조 변동양상 및 작가의식 소고 -유영과 특을 중심으로-

Abstract

As one of the most representative novels in Chosun Dynasty, <Woon-Young Jeon> beautifies the love between men and women. Because the novel profoundly reflects the social reality at that time, it has attracted extensive attention from scholars during this period. However, scholars have focused on the research on the female characters or Anpyeong Daegun in this novel during this period. In addition to Anpyeong Daegun, the study about other male characters appearing in this novel failed to actively carry out. Especially, through the analysis of the male characters, the research on that investigate the changes in the identity structure of social stratum after the War of Im­jin as well as the consciousness of the writer being related to it is still in the primary stage. The author believes that any literary works are inseparable from the background andare bound to reflect the social reality of that times writers who lived in. Therefore, analysing of Yuyeong and Teuk, this thesis aims to investigate the changes in the identity structure of social stratum as well as the consciousness of the writer being related to it in the early 17th century.