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The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth Century Korea
The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth Century Korea
Author: Hyegyonggung Hong Ssi
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...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520200555
ISBN-10: 0520200551
Publication Date: 4/22/1996
Pages: 329
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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