The Reimagination of Ch’unhyangjŏn during the Golden Age of Korean Radio Drama : Obal Ch’unhyangjŏn (1964–1965) and Sŏul Ch’unhyangjŏn (1965)

• Published in: Acta Koreana Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 113 - 138
• Main Author: Lee, Eugene
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Keimyung University, Academia Koreana 01.12.2023; 한국학연구원
• Subjects: 기타인문학; Ch’unhyangjŏn; South Korean society in the 1960s; Obal Ch’unhyangjŏn; radio drama; Sŏul Ch’unhyangjŏn
• ISSN: 1520-7412; 2733-5348; 2092-1357; 2733-5348
• DOI: 10.18399/acta.2023.26.2.006

This study aims to provide an in-depth examination of the radio dramas Obal Ch’unhyangjŏn (誤發 春香傳, 1964–1965) and Sŏul Ch’unhyangjŏn (서울 春香傳, 1965), produced by Tonga Pangsong (DBS) during the 1960s, the golden age of Korean radio drama. The paper will analyze how these radio dramas reflect the cont...

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• Abstract Introduction Background to the Production and Planning of Obal Ch’unhyangjŏn and Sŏul Ch’unhyangjŏn Satirical Depictions of a Money-Dominated Society Ch’unhyang Reborn as a South Korean Woman of the 1960s Conclusion References