The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea

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JaHyun Kim Haboush
University of California Press, 1996年4月22日 - 329 頁
Lady Hyegyong's memoirs, which recount the chilling murder of her husband by his father, is one of the best known and most popular classics of Korean literature. From 1795 until 1805 Lady Hyegyong composed this masterpiece, which depicts a court life whose drama and pathos is of Shakespearean proportions. Presented in its social, cultural, and historical contexts, this 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 translation captures the intimate and expressive voice of this consummate storyteller. The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong is a unique exploration of Korean selfhood and of how the genre of autobiography fared in premodern times.
 

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Introduction
1
Translators Note
37
Principal Persons
39
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong
47
The Memoir of 1795
49
The Memoir of 1801
137
Illustrations follow page
195
The Memoir of 1802
197
The Memoir of 1805
241
Genealogical Table of the Yi Royal House
338
Genealogical Table of the Hong Family
340
Genealogical Table of the Kyǒngju Kim Family
342
Notes
343
Glossary
355
Index
363
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JaHyun Kim Haboush is Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and History at the University of Illinois.

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