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<div>This for sure is not literature -- but I thought I mention it
anyway, given how important Chinoiserie and Japonism were for upper
class arts and art collectors in Europe and North America, but that
there was never anything like Koreanism -- this is as close as you
get:</div>
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<div> "Die Braut von Korea" (<b>The Bride from
Korea</b>)</div>
<div> a ballet from 1897</div>
<div> Music: Joseph Bayer (1852-1913), choreography: Josef
Hassreiter</div>
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<div>http://www.book1950.co.kr/main.html?menu=view&uid=283</div>
<div>(click on small images to extend size)</div>
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<div>http://www.bildindex.de/obj07053790.html</div>
<div>shows a sketch for a costume by Franz Gaul</div>
<div>(click on small image to extend size)</div>
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<div>The ballet was performed 38 times between 1897 and 1901 at the
Wiener Hofoper (Vienna Court Opera)--that was the time when Gustav
Mahler was the director there.</div>
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<div>Best,</div>
<div>Frank</div>
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Frank Hoffmann<br>
http://koreaweb.ws</div>
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