Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology > Korean Folktales
Korean Folktales
By Perry Miller, J K Jackson
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Publish Date
October 10, 2023
Category
Fiction / World Literature / Korea
History / Asia / Korea
Price
$16.99
Everyday folk and fairy tales from Korea with magicians, magistrates, mischievous creatures and devious sprites.
Organized into four sections – Love, Marriage & Family, Powerful Spirits & Mystical Realms, The Magical & the Supernatural, Tales of Animals & Mythical Creatures – this delightful collection gathers together the misadventures of the poor and the rich alike, the heart-warming and the cautious warning tales of everyday life, with folk stories such as Hyung Bo and Nahl Bo, or, The Swallow-King's Rewards, The Magic Invasion of Seoul, The King of the Flowers, The Unmannerly Tiger, Tokgabi and His Pranks and Prince Sandalwood, the Father of Korea.
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Dr. Perry D. Miller (Introduction) teaches in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University. Miller received the Ph.D. in Comparative Culture and Literature Studies from Ohio State in 2016 and is currently completing a Doctor of Education through Indiana University. She researches affect, ecohumanities, and literacy through Korea-focused texts.
Jake Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including Myths of Babylon, Indian Myths, Egyptian Myths, Norse Myths and Polynesian Island Myths. He is editor of Myths & Legends and foreword writer for Celtic Myths & Tales. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.
ISBN: 9781804175842 Format: Paperback Pages: 256 Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing Published: October 10, 2023