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  Korean Classic Stories: War & Exile (vol. 3)

  While its story is set in a time of tremendous historical and political change, The Tale of Choe Cheok is not a story that concerns itself with the rise and fall of states or the challenges facing societies. Instead, it focuses on individual experiences. In short, the ultimate human values that motivate these characters to survive are love...

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  Korean Classic Stories: Confucians in Love (vol. 2)

  “The Tale of Sim Saeng” builds on a structure similar to the first half of “Looking Over the Wall: the Tale of Yi Saeng,” and yet it is a tragedy with a completely different tone and story arc. The two works are alike in that the youths fall in love when they chance upon the other on the street, and that the affairs progress as...

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  Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables

  ▶ Introduction English edition of Jeong Ho-seung’s best-selling book Lonesome Jar: Poetic Fables Key work by the renowned poet and pioneer of storybooks for adults, arriving in US bookstores in time for the holidays Translated by Brother Anthony of Taizé, the 30-year ambassador for Korean literature Fables shedding...

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  Traditional Performing Arts of Korea

  Korean Culture Series 10: Traditional Performing Arts of Korea      This book provides a comprehensive overview of the historical background, genres, and performers of the traditional performing arts of Korea, such as puppet plays, mask dramas, and Pansori, a uniquely Korean form of narrative song, which...

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  Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners

  Pictorial Records of Korea from the 16th to 19th Century Editors’ Preface [Part 1] Europe’s Knowledge of Korea: The First...

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  Korean Classic Stories: Avengers & Artists (vol. 1)

  “The Swordswoman” is very exceptional in that its protagonist is a swordswoman. The double-layered plot is also highly unusual: two women, a mistress and her slave, join forces for vengeance, after which the mistress takes her own life, and the protagonist—the slave—conceals her identity and becomes the concubine of a...

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  Writing for Peace

  A comprehensive collection of essays originally presented at the <second> hosted by the Daesan Foundation and the Arts Council Korea, held in May 2005. Essays aim to analyze the source of war and conflict in the world, to examine the role of literature in world peace, and to focus on the ideals of peace, the relationship between East and West,...

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  THE SILK ROAD ENCYCLOPEDIA

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  Korean Classic Stories (set)

  This collection of stories from the Joseon Dynasty portrays the lives of people who were deeply immersed in Confucianism and its venerated ethics. The books in the series look at the lives of women, artists, lovers, aristocrats, and commoners, providing a vibrant understanding of the Joseon period.   1. Avengers & Artists :...

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  Traditional Painting: Window on the Korean Mind

  Korean painting reveals a connectivity with nature that parallels the Korean traditional world view. Living in a dramatic landscape of rugged peaks, deep valleys and broad rivers, Koreans have long held nature in deep reverence. This...

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