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The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea / JaHyun Kim Haboush (Editor, Translator), Dorothy Ko (Foreword).

Contributor(s): Haboush, JaHyun Kim [editor. ]Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkley : University of California Press, c2013 Description: 272 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 978-0520280489Subject(s): Memories (Books)DDC classification: 951.902092 Summary: Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakespearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman. JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid t

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Window on Korea	Non-fiction	951.902092 H9958m (Browse shelf(Opens below))	2013	01	Available		WOK000204

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Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, form one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, depicting a court life Shakespearean in its pathos, drama, and grandeur. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this first complete English translation opens a door into a world teeming with conflicting passions, political intrigue, and the daily preoccupations of a deeply intelligent and articulate woman. JaHyun Kim Haboush's accurate, fluid t

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The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea / JaHyun Kim Haboush (Editor, Translator), Dorothy Ko (Foreword).

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