Invincible and Righteous Outlaw : : The Korean Hero Hong Gildong in Literature, History, and Culture / / Minsoo Kang.
One of the most important and popular premodern Korean novels, The Story of Hong Gildong is a fast-paced adventure story about the illegitimate son of a nobleman who becomes the leader of a band of honest outlaws who take from the rich and punish the corrupt. Despite the importance of the work to Ko...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2018] ©2019 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (260 p.) :; 15 b&w illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- A Note on Romanization
- Part I. The Story of Hong Gildong, Its History and Myths
- 1. The Phantom of Hong Gildong in the Fog of Myth
- 2. Elusive Traces of Hong Gildong in History
- 3. The Imagined Hong Gildong at the Twilight of a Dynasty
- Part II. The Many Afterlives of Hong Gildong
- 4. The Colonial Period, 1921-1936
- 5. North and South Korea, 1947-1986
- 6. South Korea, 1994-Present
- Epilogue
- Appendix: Extant Manuscripts of The Story of Hong Gildong
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author