Epistolary Korea

Letters in the communicative space of the Chosŏn, 1392-1910

Dados Bibliográficos

ID20031706
AutoresJahyun Kim Haboush (autor correspondente)
Ano2009
Páginas448
Data de publicação2009-01-01
Open AccessNão
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoEpistolary Korea (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraColumbia University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1604/9780231519595
OpenAlexW1608853679
Open LibraryOL18518490M
ISBN9780231148023
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4

"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

Linguistics · Chinese history and philosophy · Computer Science · Japanese History and Culture · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · 1392-1910 · Chosŏn dynasty · Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910 · History · Korea · Korean letters · Korean literature · Sources · To 1900 · Translation into English · Translations into English