The memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng : the autobiographical writings of a Crown Princess of eighteenth-century Korea / translated with an introduction and annotations by JaHyun Kim Haboush.
Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean p...
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| Other title: | Hanjungnok. English |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Korean |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1996.
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| Summary: | Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean proportions. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 372 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-354) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520916289 052091628X 0585105219 9780585105215 9780520200555 0520200551 9780520957299 0520957296 |
| Language: | Translation of: Hanjungnok. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |