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The Song of Ch’unhyang

About the E-Books

Title Sub
Musical Text as Compiled by Master Singer Kim Yŏn-su
Author
Unknown
Co-Author
-
Translator
Ah-jeong Kim,R. B. Graves
Publisher
Literature Translation Institute of Korea
Published Year
2017
Country
SOUTH KOREA (Seoul)
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature

Original Title
창본 춘향전
Romanization of Original
Changbon chunhyangjeon
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

ISBN
9791187947424
Page
-
Series
OverDrive Read
About the Original Work
  • 창본 춘향전
  • Author : -
  • Published Year : -
  • English Title : The Song of Chunhyang: Musical Texts as Compiled by Master Singer Kim Yeon-su.
More About the Original Work
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  • English(English)

The Song of Ch’unhyang is one of the most popular p’ansoripieces in the genre’s classic repertoire. Its story is simple. Ch’unhyang (“Spring-Fragrance”) is the beautiful daughter of a deceased aristocrat and Wŏlmae, a retired kisaeng. Her ambiguous social status becomes the key dramatic complication when she falls in love with Yi Mongnyong, the young and handsome son of the provincial governor. They privately marry, but after a blissful though brief time together they are separated as Yi’s family moves to the capital of Seoul when his father earns a position in the court. Time passes, and, in the absence of her husband, Ch’unhyang’s life is thrown into turmoil when a new governor of the province demands that Ch’unhyang serve him as his mistress, an order she refuses to obey even at the threat of death. On the brink of her execution, her husband returns as a covert Royal Inspector to punish the corrupt governor and is reunited with his beloved Ch’unhyang.

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