Korean fairy tales
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Korean fairy tales
14.99 €
Nikolai Georgievich published most of his literary works under the pseudonym N. Garin (hence his double surname).
In 1898, Mikhailovsky traveled around the world—through Russia, Korea, Manchuria, and the Liaodong Peninsula, and finally through the United States to Europe. As part of this journey, he joined Alexander Ivanovich Zvegintzov's North Korean expedition, during which Nikolai Georgievich traveled to the northernmost part of Korea—the Tumen and Amnokkan Rivers—and visited the region of Mount Paektusan. The expedition's main objective was to conduct geographical exploration and study land and water routes along Korea's northern border. However, the travel writer paid particular attention to the mores, customs, habits, and intellectual and moral qualities of the Korean people.
The result of this work were the special editions "Reports of the Members of the Autumn Expedition of 1898 in North Korea" (1898) and "Proceedings of the Autumn Expedition of 1898" (1901), as well as diary entries entitled "Across Korea, Manchuria, and the Liaodong Peninsula: In Pencil from Life" (1904). In addition to this work, Mikhailovsky recorded approximately one hundred Korean fairy tales, legends, and myths, which formed the basis for this book, "Korean Fairy Tales." Unfortunately, one notebook containing these notes was lost, reducing the number of tales to 64. These notes by Mikhailovsky proved to be his most significant contribution to Korean folklore studies: only two tales had previously been published in Russian and seven in English.
In 1898, Mikhailovsky traveled around the world—through Russia, Korea, Manchuria, and the Liaodong Peninsula, and finally through the United States to Europe. As part of this journey, he joined Alexander Ivanovich Zvegintzov's North Korean expedition, during which Nikolai Georgievich traveled to the northernmost part of Korea—the Tumen and Amnokkan Rivers—and visited the region of Mount Paektusan. The expedition's main objective was to conduct geographical exploration and study land and water routes along Korea's northern border. However, the travel writer paid particular attention to the mores, customs, habits, and intellectual and moral qualities of the Korean people.
The result of this work were the special editions "Reports of the Members of the Autumn Expedition of 1898 in North Korea" (1898) and "Proceedings of the Autumn Expedition of 1898" (1901), as well as diary entries entitled "Across Korea, Manchuria, and the Liaodong Peninsula: In Pencil from Life" (1904). In addition to this work, Mikhailovsky recorded approximately one hundred Korean fairy tales, legends, and myths, which formed the basis for this book, "Korean Fairy Tales." Unfortunately, one notebook containing these notes was lost, reducing the number of tales to 64. These notes by Mikhailovsky proved to be his most significant contribution to Korean folklore studies: only two tales had previously been published in Russian and seven in English.
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