http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2006/02/new-version-of-yorha-ilgi-discovered/ The Korea History Group Blog Sun, 16 Oct 2011 01:29:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2006/02/new-version-of-yorha-ilgi-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-265 Owen Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:41:40 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/korea/?p=46#comment-265 We certainly have a copy of the original book at SOAS. I expect the English translation is in one of the many boxes awaiting [my] cataloging. I'll be sure to check it out when I come across it. We certainly have a copy of the original book at SOAS. I expect the English translation is in one of the many boxes awaiting [my] cataloging. I’ll be sure to check it out when I come across it.

]]> http://www.froginawell.net/korea/2006/02/new-version-of-yorha-ilgi-discovered/comment-page-1/#comment-264 noja Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:30:10 +0000 http://www.froginawell.net/korea/?p=46#comment-264 "Local bookmaker Greenbee Publishing produced an English book "A Philosopher’s Journey Into Rehe" last year, which is a translation of a Korean book on Pak’s literature and journey to China." This Korean book was an attempt by our great contemporary Korean "critic of modernity", Dr. Ko Misuk, to destroy the old myth that Pak Chiwon was a "harbinger of modern development", a "modernity-oriented sirhak thinker" and so on. As <a href="http://www.aladdin.co.kr/shop/wproduct.aspx?ISBN=8976829298">Aladdin shows us</a>, Ko Misuk's bold rereading of Park Chiwon became a bestseller - and was eventually translated into English at the government's expense, as one of 100-something books to represent Korea at Frankfurt. But my feeling was that the translation badly needed some editing - and more thorough comments. I hope SOAS library has a copy? “Local bookmaker Greenbee Publishing produced an English book “A Philosopher’s Journey Into Rehe” last year, which is a translation of a Korean book on Pak’s literature and journey to China.” This Korean book was an attempt by our great contemporary Korean “critic of modernity”, Dr. Ko Misuk, to destroy the old myth that Pak Chiwon was a “harbinger of modern development”, a “modernity-oriented sirhak thinker” and so on. As Aladdin shows us, Ko Misuk’s bold rereading of Park Chiwon became a bestseller – and was eventually translated into English at the government’s expense, as one of 100-something books to represent Korea at Frankfurt. But my feeling was that the translation badly needed some editing – and more thorough comments. I hope SOAS library has a copy?

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