캠벨의 신화 이론으로 분석한 중국의 경극

Beijing Opera and Joseph Campbell’s diagram of a heroic myth can be called the world’s two largest code of the current Culture Industry. A Study on Beijing Opera from the viewpoint of Joseph Campbell’s diagram of a heroic myth focuses on contents of Beijing Opera differently from existing study which focused on forms of Beijing Opera so it is crucial for Beijing Opera resurrection. Joseph Campbell’s myth theory came from theory of C. G Jung which came from the pattern of Orient thinking method, so theory comparison of the Beijing Opera generative theory and Joseph Campbell’s myth theory and is not so difficult. A brief comparison shows the commons of two circulation theory can be typicality, heroism and characteristics of Non-dailiness. Typicality, heroism and characteristics of Non-dailiness opposed to each other but can maximize the effectiveness of symmetry of Heroes circulation. In this process, the role of heroism is to harmonize the universality of typicality and the discriminability of Non-dailiness. Circulation composed of three factors. The first is verticality to causing the first separation, the second is the horizontality to maintain the verticality, and the third is the transcendental solidity to continue the verticality and horizontality. Samgang (Three Bonds) and Oryun (Five Interpersonal Relations), Ethical system representative of the East can be also regarded circulation with verticality, horizontality and solidity. Typically Chinese Zodiac Sign and Joseph Campbell’s monomyth have 12 level of circulation and 7 characters who backup circulation in commons. Heroically characters of Beijing Opera and Joseph Campbell’s myth performs in works. Beijing Opera and the works based on Joseph Campbell’s myth gave the impression using the method of Brecht’s ‘Defamiliarization’ The famous Beijing Opera ‘Farewell My Concubine’ can be compared to works ‘Thor’, ‘Casablanca’, and ‘Beauty and the Beast’ all of which came from Joseph Campbell’s myth theory. The analysis of Beijing opera shows the impression Beijing opera gave came from not only the beauty of form but also harmonization of plot and this can be crucial for resurrection of Beijing opera.