Sanghai(상해) in Korean Modern Novels. Sanghai-novel

Abstract

Sanghai-novel(상해소설) have several characteristics. 1) The mind of identification Sanghai with Korean society rules the novel. So, Sanghai as the space of novel has a semblance space that was produced in imagination for representation. 2) There is not the consciousness on the other about China which is in fact the other. This is a different aspect from the Sanghai novels of English and Japan writers. 3) In many Sanghai-novels, the revolutionary politicity rules the thoughts and behaivors of characters. 4) The revolutionary politicity are regarded as the same with the idea of romantic love. Both can be connected easily because those are similar on that are free from the restriction of reality. 5) In Sanghai-novels, the belief of the law of rewards in accordance with deeds of virture and vice, and the belief of progress of history are dominant. On the other hand, there are several novels in which the skepticism of history is apparent.