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The memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng : the autobiographical writings of a Crown Princess of eighteenth-century Korea

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 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
eBook, English, ©1996
University of California Press, Berkeley, ©1996
Electronic books
1 online resource (xii, 372 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map
9780520916289, 9780585105215, 9780520200555, 9780520957299, 052091628X, 0585105219, 0520200551, 0520957296
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The author and autobiographical discourse
Narrating lives and the sense of self
The genres
The individual memoirs: themes and issues
Texts
Translator's note
Principal persons
The memoirs of Lady Hyegyong. The memoir of 1795. The memoir of 1801. The memoir of 1802. The memoir of 1805
Appendix 1: Genealogical table of the Yi royal house
Appendix 2: Genealogical table of the Hong family
Appendix 3: Genealogical table of the Kyongju Kim family
Translation of: Hanjungnok