[Contents]
Preface and Acknowledgements
A Note to the Readers
Introduction
Part One – Honor (1335–1397)
Chapter 1 The Emergence of Yi Seonggye and Lady Kang
Chapter 2 Second Wife: Goryeo, 1356–1392 41
Chapter 3 Illustrious Consort: Joseon, 1392–1396
Chapter 4 Queen Sindeok: Joseon, 1396–1397
Part Two – Dishonor (1398–1450)
Chapter 5 The Chess Master
Chapter 6 Four Significant Sites
Chapter 7 Repairing and Appeasing
Part Three – Ideological Warfare (1500–1669)
Chapter 8 The Rise of the Scholar-Officials
Chapter 9 A Young Man’s Request
Chapter 10 One Decade, Two Extremes
Chapter 11 Crescendo
Chapter 12 Finally, Enshrinement
Part Four – A Name Remembered (1674–2005)
Chapter 13 From Honor to Honors 163
Chapter 14 Into the Twentieth Century 175
Chapter 15 Tombstones without a Tomb 182
Chapter 16 Reflections 188
Epilogue I Am Introduced to the Queen 192
Appendixes 197
Notes 208
Glossary 218
Bibliography 221
Index 231
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