Engraving virtue [electronic resource] : the printing history of a premodern Korean moral primer / by Young Kyun Oh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oh, Young Kyun.

Series:

Brill's Korean studies library ; v. 3.

Brill's Korean studies library, 1876-7079 ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood-engraving--Printing--Korea--History.

Wood-engraving.

Primers (Prayer books)--Korea--History.

Primers (Prayer books).

Confucian ethics--Korea--History.

Confucian ethics.

Korea--History--Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910.

Korea.

Korea--Social conditions--1392-1910.

Samgang haengsilto.

Samgang haengsilto--Influence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (309 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Engraving Virtue , Young Kyun Oh investigates the publishing history of the Samgang Haengsil-to (Illustrated Guide to the Three Relations), a moral primer of Chosŏn (1392–1910), and traces the ways in which woodblock printed books contributed to shaping premodern Korea. Originally conceived by the court as a book with which to instill in its society Confucian ethics encased in the stories of moral heroes and heroines as filial sons, loyal subjects, and devoted wives, the Samgang Haengsil-to embodies various aspects of Chosŏn society. With careful examinations of its various editions and historical documents, Oh presents how the life of this book reflected the complicated factors of the Chosŏn society and how it became more than just a reading material.

Contents:

Prelude to a Confucian State : Literati, Morality, and Books

The Conception of the Samgang haengsil-to

Vernacular Sounds and the Reduced Edition

The Sequels : Here and Now in the Choson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25196-0

OCLC:

850079040

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004251960 DOI