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Dear colleagues, <br><br>
I am glad to inform you that in June, 2004, full and commented Korean
translation of ChOng Kyo's (1856-1925) famed epical diary of the last
years of ChosOn Korea, <Taehan kyenyOn sa>, saw the daylight at
last (SomyOng Publishers, Vol. 1-10). Almost 10 years of dedicated
research and translation by a group of younger historians headed by Prof.
Cho Kwang (KoryO Un-ty), resulted in a wonderful, thoroughly commented
work, bringing to the popular reader the intimate details of 1890-1900s
political and cultural life ChOng Kyo witnessed and chronicled. In a way,
I guess, for the researchers of "Kuhanmal" the publication of
ChOng Kyo's work in Korean is of importance comparable to that of
Koreanization of Silloks for these working on ChosOn period. <br><br>
It looks that recently the translation of hanmun historical records into
Korean is viewed with much more respect and interest, as a kind of
research work on equal footing with monograph/acad, article production -
unlike the past, when it was customarily left to Kukp'yOn or PhD
students. It may suggest a growing awareness of the importance of
high-quality popularization of history - and/or a kind of post-modernist
subversion of the traditional fetishistic cult of the "duly
academic" forms of writing.<br><br>
Vladimir Tikhonov/Pak Noja<br><br>
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Vladimir Tikhonov,<br>
Department of East European and Oriental Studies,<br>
Faculty of Arts,<br>
University of Oslo,<br>
P.b. 1030, Blindern, 0315, Oslo, Norway.<br>
Fax: 47-22854140; Tel: 47-22857118<br>
Personal web page:
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Electronic classrooms: East Asian/Korean Society and Politics:<br>
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