| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 448 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-432) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Public letters -- pt. 2. Letters to colleagues and friends -- pt. 3. Social letters -- pt. 4. Family letters -- pt. 5. Letters written away from home -- pt. 6. Deathbed letters -- pt. 7. Letters to the dead -- pt. 8. Fictional letters. |
| Summary |
"By expanding the definition of "epistle" to include any writing that addresses the intended receiver directly, JaHyun Kim Haboush introduces readers to the rich epistolary practice of Chosŏn Korea. The Chosŏn dynasty (1392-1910) produced an abundance of epistles, writings that mirror the genres of neighboring countries (especially China) while retaining their own specific historical trajectory. Written in both literary Chinese and vernacular Korean, the writings collected here range from royal public edicts to private letters, a fascinating array that blurs the line between classical and everyday language and the divisions between men and women. Haboush's selections also recast the relationship between epistolography and the concept of public and private space. Haboush groups her epistles according to where they were written and read : public letters, letters to colleagues and friends, social letters, and family letters. Then she arranges them according to occasion : letters on leaving home, deathbed letters, letters of fiction, and letters to the dead. She examines the mechanics of epistles, their communicative space, and their cultural and political meaning. With its wholly unique collection of materials, "Epistolary Korea" produces more than a vivid chronicle of pre- and early modern Korean life. It breaks new ground in establishing the terms of a distinct, non-European form of epistolography."--Page 4 of cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Korean letters -- Translations into English.
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Korean letters. |
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Korean literature -- To 1900 -- Translations into English.
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Korean literature. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1900 |
| Subject |
Korea -- History -- Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 -- Sources.
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| Chronological Term |
To 1910 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Sources.
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Translations.
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| Added Author |
Haboush, JaHyun Kim.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Epistolary Korea. New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009 (DLC) 2008018695 |
| ISBN |
9780231519595 (electronic book) |
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0231519591 (electronic book) |
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9780231148023 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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023114802X (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780231148030 (paperback) |
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0231148038 (paperback) |
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