Choi Byonghyon is Professor of American Literature at Honam University.
Another masterpiece from Choi Byonghyon. Integrating a remarkably
wide range of expertise in classical Chinese, Korean history,
Confucianism, geography, and East Asian political structures, Choi
offers an accessible translation for modern readers and a model for
the rest of the vast ‘veritable records’ of the Chosŏn Dynasty.
This book brings to life King T’aejo’s Sinicizing and yet
profoundly Korean late fourteenth-century world. Readers can follow
T’aejo and his court through the hopes and challenges of the
dynasty’s founding era, including national reconstruction, state
formation and legitimacy, ideological transformation, and the
nature of leadership. The Annals of King T’aejo is a treasure trove
for anyone interested in Korean and East Asian history.
*Byung-Kook Kim, Korea University*
A welcome addition to an expanding list of Korean primary sources
in English. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find
The Annals of King T’aejo a must to understand the transition from
Koryŏ to Chosŏn Korea.
*Edward J. Shultz, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa*
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