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Kŭmo sinhwa
work by Kim Sisūp
Also known as: “Kŭmo shinhwa”
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discussed in biography
- In Kim Sisŭp
…five stories contained in the Kŭmo sinwha (“New Stories from Golden Turtle Mountain”) are written in Chinese in the tradition of the ch’uan-ch’i. The subject material of these stories include love affairs between mortals and ghosts and dream journeys to the Underworld or to the Dragon Palace. He promoted the…
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importance in Korean literature
- In Korean literature: Early Chosŏn: 1392–1598
…as fictional narratives such as Kŭmo shinhwa (“New Stories from the Golden Turtle”). At the same time, the poets Yi Tal, Paek Kwang-Hŭng, and Ch’oe Kyŏng-Ch’ang established a poetic style that heartily expressed the emotions of life. Hŏ Nansŏrhŏn was one of the few women of the time who achieved…
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