How Three Kingdoms Became a National Novel of Korea: From Sanguozhi Yanyi to Samgukchi: 8 (Brill’s Korean Studies Library)

How Three Kingdoms Became a National Novel of Korea: From Sanguozhi Yanyi to Samgukchi: 8 (Brill’s Korean Studies Library)
by: Hyuk-Chan Kwon (Author)
Publisher:Brill
Publication Date: 11 Oct. 2023
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.
About the Author
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.