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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2021.22.2.739

A Study on the Storytelling of Traditional Folktales in Fantasy Drama  

Park, Chan-Ik (Dept. of Multimedia Science, Chungwoon University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.22, no.2, 2021 , pp. 739-744 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examined the fantasy drama series Tale of the Nine Tailed, which uses the world view of a folktale and adopts the motif of reincarnation. Tale of the Nine Tailed adopted a cyclical structure where the fate of the past repeats itself in modern life. The traditional Korean folktales that are used in the drama series all share the same topic, but they also vary slightly by region or era. Tale of the Nine Tailed changes people's common negative perception of the nine-tailed fox. First of all, the series portrays the nine-tailed fox as an attractive male, rather than a seductive female. It also incorporated various episodes to tell the story of a heroic nine-tailed fox that uses supernatural powers to save not only those whom he loves, but also the general public. Furthermore, it was a new attempt to bring the nine-tailed fox together with other characters from different folktales into a story to make different world views merge into one. This study analyzes how the narrative structures of traditional folktales are adapted and changed in fantasy drama series, and it explains how various types of result can be created from the storylines of traditional folktales and the imaginations of the authors.
Keywords
Fantasy Drama; Traditional Folktales; Nine Tailed Fox; Storytelling; New World;
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