Folk Tales from Korea

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"These 99 examples are as various as they are enjoyable, somé fantastic, somé ironic, others with morality as their aim. All are presented in clear and comfortable English." Times Literary Supp lement. "These tales present a glimpse of Koreán society which is not obscured by the heavy mask of classical tradition. The family ethics of Confucianism appear, not as they are enshrined in the Classics, but as they are worked out in the lives of the people, and sometimes of the animals. We read of fiiial sons, of ideál gentlemen, of sworn brothers, of dutiful wives, and of the sad lot of young widows forbidden by custom to remarry. Buddhist priests do not appear as exponents of a recondite faith, but as magicians. , , This book shows us an important side of a people whose cultural attainments are considerable. As one of her leading scholars, Professor Zöng has been in the vanguard of folklore studies and of movements to make his own country better known to the West." The L isten er.... Tovább

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"These 99 examples are as various as they are enjoyable, somé fantastic, somé ironic, others with morality as their aim. All are presented in clear and comfortable English." Times Literary Supp lement. "These tales present a glimpse of Koreán society which is not obscured by the heavy mask of classical tradition. The family ethics of Confucianism appear, not as they are enshrined in the Classics, but as they are worked out in the lives of the people, and sometimes of the animals. We read of fiiial sons, of ideál gentlemen, of sworn brothers, of dutiful wives, and of the sad lot of young widows forbidden by custom to remarry. Buddhist priests do not appear as exponents of a recondite faith, but as magicians. , , This book shows us an important side of a people whose cultural attainments are considerable. As one of her leading scholars, Professor Zöng has been in the vanguard of folklore studies and of movements to make his own country better known to the West." The L isten er. Professor Simon writes; "His book is sure to arouse the keen interest of the generál reading public. While the scholar will be able to collect further information from the detailed introduction and the carefully worked out indexes, the main part of the book has on purpose been kept free from any learned apparátus so as to enable the reader to do justice to the primary purpose of all tales, They are told to be enjoyed. I very much hope that the present collection will give joy to the generál reader as I am sure it has been a source of permanent joy to the compiler who has concentrated on this subject for more than thirty years, " Vissza