Corea, the Hermit Nation

Bibliographic Data

ID19904571
AuthorsWilliam Elliot Griffis (corresponding author)
Year2015
Publication date2015-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueCorea, the Hermit Nation (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781316134443
OpenAlexW1536269462
Open LibraryOL29259690M
ISBN9781316134443
LanguageEN
Citations received19

Described as a 'hermit nation' because it isolated itself from the rest of the world, Korea remained very little known to English speakers in the late nineteenth century. During his time in Japan, the American author and educator William Elliot Griffis (1843–1928), who did much to foster understanding between the United States and Japan, became fascinated by Korea and its influence on Japanese history and culture. This historical outline of Korea is compiled from printed sources and eyewitness accounts rather than from personal experience since Griffis was yet to visit Korea at this point. Despite this, and the fact that he was sometimes criticised for presenting Korea in comparison with Japan, this book was well received. First published in 1882, it contains an annotated bibliography and features maps and illustrations throughout. Griffis' most famous work on Japan, The Mikado's Empire (1877), is also reissued in this series

Ancient history · Economic history · Empire · Asian Culture and Media Studies · History · Japanese History and Culture · civilization · Korea

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