Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea

Name: Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea
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ISBN: 9780520280489

ISBN-10: 0520280482

ISBN-13: 9780520280489

Edition: 2nd 2013

Authors: JaHyun Kim Haboush, Dorothy Ko

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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.JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. The Memoirs…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 9/14/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English



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 Hyegyï¿½ng


The Memoir of 1795


The Memoir of 1801


The Memoir of 1802


The Memoir of 1805



Genealogical Table of the Yi Royal House



Genealogical Table of the Hong Family



Genealogical Table of the Kyongju Kim Family


Notes


Glossary


Index