Creative Women of Korea: the Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries : The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries

This book introduces important contributions in the humanities by a select group of traditional and modern Korean women, from the 15th through the 20th centuries. The literary and artistic works of these women are considered Korean classics, and the featured artists and writers range from a queen, to a courtesan, to a Buddhist nun, to unknown women of Korea. Although women's works were generally meant only to circulate among women, these creative expressions have caught the attention of literary and artistic connoisseurs. By bringing them to light, the book seeks to demonstrate how Korean women have tried to give their lives meaning over the ages through their very diverse, yet common artistic responses to the details and drama of everyday life in Confucian Korea. The stories of these women and their work give us glimpses of their personal views on culture, aesthetics, history, society, politics, morality, and more. The Naehun And The Politics Of Gender In Fifteenth-century Korea / John Duncan -- Sin Saimdang: The Foremost Woman Painter Of The Chosŏn Dynasty / Yi Sŏng-mi -- Hŏ Nansŏrhŏn And Shakespeare's Sister / Kichung Kim -- Demythologizing Hwang Chini / Kevin O'rourke -- Private Memory And Public History: The Memoirs Of Lady Hyegyŏng And Testimonial Literature / Jahyun Kim Haboush -- Kyubang Kasa: Women's Writings From The Late Chŏson / Sonja Häussler -- A Celebration Of Life: Patchwork And Embroidered Pojagi By Unknown Korean Women / Kumja Paik Kim -- Kim Iryŏp's Conflicting Worlds / Bonnie B.c. Oh -- Dialectics Of Life: Hahn Moo-sook And Her Literary World / Yung-hee Kim. Young-key Kim-renaud, Editor. An East Gate Book. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. This work introduces contributions in the humanities by a select griup of traditional and modern Korean women, from the 15th through the 20th centuries. It aims to show how Korean women have tried to give their lives meaning over the ages through their diverse responses to life in Confucian Korea.