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“The Cloud Dream of the Nine” lures the reader into mysterious vales and vistas of remotest Asia and opens to him some of the sealed gateways of the East. The seventeenth−century author, Kim Man−Choong, mourned all his life that he should have been born after his father had died.
- HE reader must lay aside all Western no-
- 840 A.D. in the period of the great Chinese dynasty
- But first a word on the medium through which this
- China by way of Seoul, carry in their wallets letters of introduction to Dr. James Gale.*
- Korean mind and I am still an outsider. Yet the more
- No man knows more of Korea or more deeply
- China, to that literary gem preserved in Gale's
- Dr. Gale is the unhurried man who has time for
- III.—THE AUTHOR
- " Literature has been everything
- " The Cloud Dream of the Nine " lures the
- Asia and opens to him some of the sealed gateways
- Choong, mourned all his Ufe that he should have
- In his devotion to his mother, Yoon See, he never
- But there came a day when Kim Man-Choong was
- Kim Man-Choong wrote " The Cloud Dream of
- Buddha," he finally drank three glasses and a
- Song-jin greeted them ceremoniously and told
- There followed a period of darkness and misery
- 申请人4325221991********全日制本科及以上学历(含教育部认可的境外高等院校毕业的归国留学人员) 和瑞府建筑面积约89平方米的三家庭人口数为3人
- earth
T! tions of morality if he would thoroughly enjoy this book. The scene of the amazing " Cloud Dream of the Nine," the most moving romance of polygamy ever written, is laid about
of the Tangs. By its simple directness this hitherto unknown Korean classic makes an ineffaceable impression. But the story of the devotion of Master Yang to eight women and of their devotion to him and to each other is more than a naive tale of the relations of men and women under a social code so far removed from our own as to be almost incredibl...
extraordinary book reaches us. Travellers, artists, students, archaeologists and history writers, journalists and literary folk, officials and diplomatic dignitaries who wend their way to ix b
For more than thirty years Dr. Gale has been clearing and hewing in a virgin forest, the literature of Korea. He is the foremost literary interpreter to the West of the Korean mind. This is how he regards that mind— ^the words are taken from an address to a group of Japanese officials who sought Gale's counsel on a memorable occasion : " The Korean...
penetrate this ancient Korean civilisation the more respect it."
loves her people, and is loved by them, than Dr. Gale. Japanese officials have also a sincere regard for
translation of the brief Petition of two aged Korean Viscounts, who pleaded in terms of archaic simplicity with the Japanese Governor-General Hasegawa to listen to the plaint of their people for freedom—is so sincere, lucid, and impersonal, that the reader knows that he is being given reality and not an adaptation.
every public behest. Much of the hard literary work of his full day is done in the hours of morning calm before the world has breakfasted. The chief native helper of this quiet- eyed missionary in the work of translation has been with him for thirty years. The unsought, almost unconscious influence of a man like Gale justifies the hopes of the most...
Writing somewhere of the Korean love of literature.
in Korea. The literati were the only men privileged to ride the dragon up into the highest heaven, xi Introduction The scholar might not only look at the King, he could talk with him. Could you but read, intone or expound the classics, you might materially be drop- ping to tatters but still the world would wait on you and listen regardfuUy to show ...
reader into mysterious vales and vistas of remotest
of the East. The seventeenth-century author, Kim Man-
been born after his father had died. So remarkable was his filial piety that his fame as a son spread far and wide.
left herside except on Court duty. He would entertain xii Introduction her as did those of ancient days who " played with birds before their parents, or dressed and acted like little children." In his efforts to entertain his mother Kim Man-Choong would read to her inter- esting stories, novels and old histories. He would read far into the night to...
sent into exile. His mother's words were " : All the great ones of the earth, sooner or later, have gone thus to distant outlying sea coasts or to the hills. Have a care for your health and do not grieve on my account." But those who heard these brave words wept on the mother's behalf.
the Nine " while he was an exile, and his aim in writing it was to cheer and comfort his mother. The thought underlying the story is that earth's best attainments are fleeting vanity and that without reli- gion nothing avails. The book became a favourite among the virtuous women of the day and for long afterwards.
" dizzy indistinctness possessed him." On his way back to the monastery he sat by the bank of a stream to bathe his hot face in the limpid water and repri- mand himself for his sinfulness. He thought also of the chiding he would receive from the Master. But a strange and novel fragrance was wafted towards him. It was " neither the perfume of orchid...
them that he was a humble priest returning to his home in the monastery. " This stone bridge is very narrow," he said, " and you goddesses being seated upon it block the way. Will you not kindly take your lotus footsteps hence and let me pass ? " The fairies bowed in return and teased the young man. They quoted the Book of Ceremony to the effect th...
for Song-jin. He tried to justify himself to the Master for his long tarrying, but though he tried to rein in his thoughts when he retired to his cell the lure of earth was strong. " If one study diligently the Con- fucian classics," said the tempter to him, " one may become a General or a Minister of State, one may dress in silk and bow before the...
entertain him, all women of note in their world. As they sat about in their pretty dresses he recognised among them some who had been present at the Bridge Pavilion. They vied with each other in their attempts to please and win his attention, but he would have nothing to do with any of them. He composed these two verses and wrote them on the wall *...
dry and sear. All the flowers had been baptised in death and sorrow. The wild geese piped out their sad notes, reminding him that he was far away from home. 207 The Cloud Dream of the Nine The General spent the night in a guest house. His mind seemed unrested and the hours long. Sleep failed him. He thought in his heart : " It is already three year...
Korea’s most prized literary masterpiece: a Buddhist journey questioning the illusions of human life—presented in a vivid new translation by PEN/Hemingway finalist Heinz Insu FenklOften considered the highest achievement in Korean fiction, The Nine Cloud Dream poses the question: will the life we dream of truly make us happy? Written in ...
- Kim Man-Jung; Heinz Insu Fenkl
- English
- 0143131273 / 9780143131274
- The Nine Cloud Dream
Oct 31, 2009 · The cloud dream of the nine, a Korean novel : a story of the times of the Tangs of China about 840 A.D by Kim, Man-jung, 1637-1692 ; Gale, James Scarth, 1863-1937
Mar 8, 2019 · “The Nine Cloud Dream” by Kim Man-jung. The Kuunmong, to give this book its Korean title, is described by its new translator as “the most elegant of Korea’s literary novels and one of the most beloved masterpieces of Korean literature.”
Feb 12, 2019 · The Nine Cloud Dream. Kim Man-jung. Penguin, Feb 12, 2019 - Fiction - 288 pages. Korea’s most prized literary masterpiece: a Buddhist journey questioning the illusions of human life—presented...
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The Cloud Dream of the Nine, also translated as The Nine Cloud Dream (Korean: 구운몽; Hanja: 九雲夢; RR: Kuunmong), is a 17th-century Korean novel set in the Chinese Tang dynasty. Although widely-attributed to Kim Man-jung, there have been some arguments about whether he was the original author.
