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Invincible and Righteous Outlaw

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Invincible and Righteous Outlaw
Author
Kang Minsoo
Co-Author
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Translator
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Publisher
University of Hawaii Press
Published Year
2020
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > History > Asia > Korea > Choson dynasty

Original Title
천하무적의 정의로운 무법자
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
cheonhamujeogui jeonguiroun mubeopja
ISBN
9780824884314
Page
260
Volume
-

About the Author

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  • Kang Minsoo
  • Birth : 1967 ~ -
  • Occupation : Professor
  • First Name : Minsoo
  • Family Name : Kang
  • Korean Name : Minsoo Kang
  • ISNI : -
  • Works : 1
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  • English(English)

One of the most important and popular premodern Korean novels, The Story of Hong Gildong is a fast-paced adventure story about the illegitimate son of a nobleman who becomes the leader of a band of honest outlaws who take from the rich and punish the corrupt. Despite the importance of the work to Korean culture—it is often described as the story of the Korean Robin Hood—studies of the novel have been hindered by a number of myths, namely that it was authored in the early sixteenth century by statesman Heo Gyun, who wrote it not only in protest of Joseon-dynasty laws on the rights of illegitimate children, but also as a manifesto of his own radical political ideas.

source: https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/invincible-and-righteous-outlaw-the-korean-hero-hong-gildong-in-literature-history-and-culture/

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