Memoirs of lady hyegyong, the: the autobiographical writings of a crown princess of eighteenth-century korea
Éditeur :
University of California Press
ISBN :
9780520280489
Date de publication :
14 sept. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
544 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.