The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong : The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea.
Title:
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong : The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea.
Author:
Haboush, JaHyun Kim.
ISBN:
9780520957299
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (388 pages)
Contents:
Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Author and Autobiographical Discourse -- Narrating Lives and the Sense of Self -- The Genres -- The Individual Memoirs: Themes and Issues -- Texts -- Translator's Note -- Principal Persons -- The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong -- The Memoir of 1795 -- The Memoir of 1801 -- The Memoir of 1802 -- The Memoir of 1805 -- Appendixes -- Appendix 1: Genealogical Table of the Yi Royal House -- Appendix 2: Genealogical Table of the Hong Family -- Appendix 3: Genealogical Table of the Kyongju Kim Family -- Footnotes -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Index.
Abstract:
Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakespearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. 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. JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. Reissued nearly twenty years after its initial publication with a new foreword by Dorothy Ko, The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong is a unique exploration of Korean selfhood and an extraordinary example of autobiography in the premodern era.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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