Samguk Yusa – Kobo eBook

Before Korea had a written history of its own legends, a Buddhist monk named Iryeon (12061289) set out to save them. Samguk Yusa, the Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, is the oldest book to tell the story of Dangun and the founding of Gojoseon, and the source of Korea’s best-loved myths: Jumong and the founding of Goguryeo, Hyeokgeose born from an egg, Talhae who arrived in a floating chest, the flute that calmed ten thousand waves, Cheoyong’s dance, and the Seodong song.

WHAT’S IN THIS EDITION

• The Book of Marvels, complete. Volumes 1 and 2 of the original (Gii): all 60 entries, from Gojoseon to the fall of Silla and Later Baekje, closing with the Record of the Garak Kingdom.
• A new translation. Translated in-house, sentence by sentence, from the original classical Chinese (hanmun) into plain, modern English.
• Easy to follow. 24 chapters, each opening with the names of the entries it covers.

For readers of myth and legend, students of Korean history and culture, and anyone curious about where Korea’s founding stories come from.

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Before Korea had a written history of its own legends, a Buddhist monk named Iryeon (12061289) set out to save them. Samguk Yusa, the Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, is the oldest book to tell the story of Dangun and the founding of Gojoseon, and the source of Korea’s best-loved myths: Jumong and the founding of Goguryeo, Hyeokgeose born from an egg, Talhae who arrived in a floating chest, the flute that calmed ten thousand waves, Cheoyong’s dance, and the Seodong song.

WHAT’S IN THIS EDITION

• The Book of Marvels, complete. Volumes 1 and 2 of the original (Gii): all 60 entries, from Gojoseon to the fall of Silla and Later Baekje, closing with the Record of the Garak Kingdom.
• A new translation. Translated in-house, sentence by sentence, from the original classical Chinese (hanmun) into modern Korean and plain English, printed line by line so you can read either one and check the other.
• Easy to follow. 24 chapters, each opening with the names of the entries it covers.

For readers of myth and legend, students of Korean history and culture, and anyone curious about where Korea’s founding stories come from.

Good for Korean learners of English and English speakers learning Korean.