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How Three Kingdoms Became a National Novel of Korea: From Sanguozhi yanyi to Samgukchi
Author(s): Hyuk-chan Kwon (Author)
- Publisher: Brill
- Publication Date: October 11, 2023
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 9004536973
- ISBN-13: 9789004536975
Book Description
This book is a comparative exploration of the impact of a celebrated Chinese historical novel, the Sanguozhi yanyi (Three Kingdoms) on the popular culture of Korea since its dissemination in the sixteenth century.
It elucidates not only the reception of Chinese fiction in Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910), but also the fascinating ways in which this particular story lives on in modern Korea. The author specifically explores the dissemination, adaptations, and translations of the work to elucidate how Three Kingdoms has spoken to Korean readers. In short, this book shows how a quintessentially Chinese work equally developed into a Korean work.
It elucidates not only the reception of Chinese fiction in Chosŏn Korea (1392–1910), but also the fascinating ways in which this particular story lives on in modern Korea. The author specifically explores the dissemination, adaptations, and translations of the work to elucidate how Three Kingdoms has spoken to Korean readers. In short, this book shows how a quintessentially Chinese work equally developed into a Korean work.
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About the Author
Hyuk-chan Kwon, Ph.D. (2010), University of British Columbia, is Associate Professor at University of Alberta. He has published a number of articles on Korea, China, and East Asia, including “Whose Voices Are Heard? A New Approach to Pyŏn Kangsoe-ka Interpretation,” Acta Koreana (2013).
