Read Classic Korean Tales

Classic Korean Tales

Key-sook Choe

4.9/5 (32363 ratings)

Description:Classic Korean Narratives including Myths, Folktales, Sino\-Korean Novels and Poetry Delight in this book of eleven Korean literary classics which provides a window into the culture, history and thoughts of Korean people. Stories are organized into Origin Stories, Stories of Love and Marriage, Beauty and Fantasy. Each piece is followed by thoughtful commentary that helps readers unlock their universality and historicity. A lonely boy becomes a hero who establishes a nation; an abandoned daughter becomes a goddess who manages death; an ordinary wife and husband become a queen and king in a foreign country. These stories reveal the value of merit vs position or power. They show that if people take advantage of their merits and use their power in support of others, they can accomplish wonderful things and gain happiness even when they possess nothing special. The reason these stories endure through time and continue to move the hearts and minds of readers is that people consider the thoughts and emotions in these stories to be precious.A Way of Communicating with The World of Classical Imagination Reading the classics is similar to the experience of communicating across time. The world of classics, which appears interesting and mysterious, also contains the dreams and hopes of contemporary people. Even though the past has disappeared, we are encountering the dreams and hopes of people from olden times as you read the classics and fall into the world of these stories.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Classic Korean Tales. To get started finding Classic Korean Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 237

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 1565914899

Description: Classic Korean Narratives including Myths, Folktales, Sino\-Korean Novels and Poetry Delight in this book of eleven Korean literary classics which provides a window into the culture, history and thoughts of Korean people. Stories are organized into Origin Stories, Stories of Love and Marriage, Beauty and Fantasy. Each piece is followed by thoughtful commentary that helps readers unlock their universality and historicity. A lonely boy becomes a hero who establishes a nation; an abandoned daughter becomes a goddess who manages death; an ordinary wife and husband become a queen and king in a foreign country. These stories reveal the value of merit vs position or power. They show that if people take advantage of their merits and use their power in support of others, they can accomplish wonderful things and gain happiness even when they possess nothing special. The reason these stories endure through time and continue to move the hearts and minds of readers is that people consider the thoughts and emotions in these stories to be precious.A Way of Communicating with The World of Classical Imagination Reading the classics is similar to the experience of communicating across time. The world of classics, which appears interesting and mysterious, also contains the dreams and hopes of contemporary people. Even though the past has disappeared, we are encountering the dreams and hopes of people from olden times as you read the classics and fall into the world of these stories.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Classic Korean Tales. To get started finding Classic Korean Tales, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Classic Korean Tales

Classic Korean Tales

More Books

Bonjour Pansori ! (Mythologies et contes) (French Edition)

Bonjour Pansori ! (Mythologies et contes) (French Edition)