Creative Women of Korea: the Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries : The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries 9781317473664, 9780765611895

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y f)UJ~!/\!X.ffj 1U(5-!!;j ~ 5:!. ~ 6'-)} =b")] (Precious Mirror for Illuminating the Mind); Confucian morals primer believed to have been compiled in 14th century. ~ Of (Jftf;ft) (~!lt) (Buddhist) Selflessness. mua ff.

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Myonggam ~ b'" (a)j~) [Ch. Mingxin]. Myongsim pogam ~ ~ .tr b'" (a)jll,\.~) [Ch. Mingxin baojian]. Naebang kasa LH ~]f Af (pg!JHfXOOf) Kasa of the Inner Rooms. Naegan LH l.f (pg flii) Private letter. Naehun LH ~ (pgWil) (Instructions for Women); morals handbook compiled by Queen Sohye. See Chapter 2. naejo LH ~ (pg£l}]) Help women provide their husbands. namjon yobi 'c,'- e Oi tJl (~. ~ ElF-) Lit. "elevation of man and subjection of woman." Namyang Hong 'c,'- 'Y ~ Cf¥j~#I;) Prominent aristocratic descent group of late Koryo and early Choson. Neixun pg~)il Instructions for Women; morals handbook compiled by Ming empress Wen. Neize pg~lj [K. Naech'ik (LH ~)] Chapter from the Liji. norigae po ~ 2.1 JH .tr (norigae = ornament) pojagi for ornaments. nubi po !r tJl .tr (nubi = quilt) Quilted pojagi. Niijiao ~~'X. [K. Yogyo (Oi J:i2)] Teachings for Women; Chinese moral handbook. Onmun ~ ~ (~ff)() "Vernacular Script"; Anothername for the Korean alphabet. Onmun samgang haengsil to yollyOdo ~ ~ g b'" ~ ~ s=. ~ L~ s=. (~ff)(-=-#~1T.IiI?!~~IiI) Vernacular Illustrations of Faithful W omen from Illustrated Exemplars of the Three Bonds; published in 1481. Onyang g 'Y (~~~) Hot springs in west central Korea. ot po (ot = clothing) [pronounced oppo] pojagi for clothing. Ou yadam 01 Sf- O~ 51" (~r .ti~fR) Ou's Unofficial Accounts (1621) by Yu Mong'in ~ § ~ (fPD ~~) 1559-1623. P'aegwan chapki .lIH 2f ~)I (~'§~gc) The Storyteller'S Miscellany by 0 Sukkwon 01 ~ ~ c~u~tl) 1525-1554. Paekche ~ A11 (B~1f) Korean kingdom (?-660). pagae !if OH (t~~) Benevolence! philanthrophy. P'alsondae 1M ~ CH ()\ 1WIl) Eight Fairies Rock. P'apy'ong Yun TIf ~ ~ (3&: fjl") Prominent aristocratic descent group of the late Koryo and early Choson. p'iri TIl 2.1 Korean flute.

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pojagi !I::Af]1 Korean wrapping cloths. Pokson hwaum ka ~ ~ :2J;:; ]f (1MfH~]¥¥flJ}:) "Song of Blessing, Virtue, Calamity, and Indecency." pona ~ Of CLts:.Jlt) True Self. Pop' 0 rok !I: ~ ~ (.;fjJ ~) The records of the words of Buddhism. p'ungryu (Ch. Fengliu) ~ ~ (}ltJ1t) Carefree, aesthetic style of life, transcending the stock emotional response. Almost always associated with poetry, music, wine and female (kisaeng) company. p'yongae ~ OH (f~) Equal love. P'yongyang ~ ~ (fit) Ancient capital of Koguryo and the current capital of North Korea. Quli aBf! [K. Kongnye (~2;11)] Chapter from the Liji. Samgang haengsil to ~ b' ~ ~ ~ (~ #./M]1T'RII) Illustrated Exemplars of the Three Bonds; morals handbook published in 1431. samjong ~ § (~ i):l) "Three Obediences (for a woman)." sang po ~ !I: (sang = food table) pojagi for the food table. sarim At ~ (±if*) (Confucian scholars in seclusion) A group of morally high-minded scholars in late fifteenth and sixteenth century Choson. seja pin All:Af \::.! (ttt-=f~) Crown prince's consort. sijo AI ~ (fRt~) Traditional Korean short-form poetry. Sillok ~ ~ (.~) See Choson wangjo sillok Veritable Records of the Choson dynasty. tJ AISinsidae CH OfJTfRt1~) SinsidaeSinsidae tJ AI tJCH AI CH(New Age; 1941-1944) A monthly magazine of general cultural interest published in Seoul. Sirhak ~ 2,'- (.~) Practical Learning. soa l: Of (lj\.Jlt) Lesser/small self. Sohak [Ch. Xiaoxue] l: 2,'- (lj\~) Lesser/Minor Learning. Sok samgang haengsilto ~ ~ b' ~ ~ ~ (#J-=~1T.IliI) Continued Illustrated Examplars of the Three Bonds; morals handbook published in 1514. Sokpyol ka 6j 'i§1 ] f 51IJ mJ.:) "Song of Painful Parting." som po '5 !I: (som = cotton) pojagi padded with cotton. Son (Skt. Dhyana, Ch. Chan, Ja. Zen) ~ (r~) Buddhist sect.

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Song [K. Song (;;)] (~») Chinese dynasty (960-1279). Sangho sasal -2l ~ 2. .2. M A~ ~ (Jfl:;'iVl~~) (J:fj'IiJj~~) Collected Essays of Sangho (Yi Ik), 1579-1624. (J:iHI) County and city in Kyongsang Province. Songju {g ~(J:iHI) (J'iU'I'I) A~ (fljI!irfl) (;f"wBrfJ) Son (Buddhist) master. sonsa i't!::! M sosol .1: .:1: ~ eJ\gQ) (!J'~) Narrative/noveL Narrative/novel. sowon A-l-§! C,fj3iG) Private academy. sow on "--I § (iFlliG)

Ssangbyak ka @ ~ t::!l ~ J~ Jr CIfJ?iUfiO (~m.l:IK) "Song of a Pair of Jade Discs." Ssangbyok su po ,*,!J::l. !I!. (Mf~) (#,I~) (su = = embroidery) Embroidered pojagi. Sungjongwon ;g ~ ;g §-§! (ilzll&:lliG) (7¥zi!&~) Royal Secretariat. STlngjongwon iLgi ;; ~ §-§! \§J (iJk.i£j(1)j£ 8 Sii.ngjongwon ilgi ~;g ~ JI (ilzll&:rJ'G El 8 Diary of the Royal Secretariat: 3047 books covering the years of 1624-1894 are extant. summ \5 Honorable monk. sunim A.A EJ Of (Aft) taea [] Or C*:ft) Greater Self. T'aep'yong hwajan hwajon ka EH:g,j"§J?::! EH ~ :2J ~ Jr Jt (*.sr::{.tnu~) (~if:tEmtl:fK) "Song of Enjoying Flowers in a Time of Great Peace." tJl (AJ:.X~c) (A£A~C) Grand queen dowager; primary taewang taebi [] tJl [] tll consort of deceased king. (ALm) Great Wish. taewon [] §-§! (XLm) T'aeyang sinmun EH l~.Q) g (*~~jfrJfJ) (;;t~WrM) (Sun Times) A newspaper .?J Q! @ published in Seoul in 1949; later taken over by Han'guk Han' guk ilbo on June 8, 1954. xH!J::l. (m~m) tangch'ae po g ~ XH!I!. (Jlf~~) [Tangch'ae = =Tang colors] Painted pojagi. toksong ~ ~ -2l [Ch. Dexing (1i'i1)] (1.~tt)] Moral nature. anna iT z -:> -:> A Woman Holding a Lantern. Tomoshibi 0 motsu onna ~ t,j t¥i'"'J First novel by Hahn Moo-Sook. Moo-Soak. Tonga ilbo § Or Of \§J ~ !I!. !J::l. C~s::;. O~.~ 8 El~) Tonga Daily Newspaper (1920-1940; 1945 to the present). Tongguk sinsok samgang haengsilto §;;.Q) ;::; Q! ~ g!J G4 g!J G4 ~ 5: s:: C~~~#l=#./ifjlT.il)) New Continued Exemplars of the C*~~jf*J.~j:lill]lJ.1iil Three Bonds in Korea; morals handbook published in 1614. Tongnip ka iEJ i~ EJ Jr Jf (~il.~JX) (~.ll:~) "Song of Independence" by Tosan s:: 0 ([5fi;J (~1iJJ Ill). LiJ).

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Tosan ~ s:: Qf B (l\1i9 (\l1ilJ Un LiJ) Village near Andong, Kyongsang Province. ~ Of 2.1 Scroll. turumari £F. 9 i1nsa ~ At N (}61,OiJi) unsa (}61,OiJi) Ot:!-iJili) Mentor. ~ tll til (1:Jc) (lJc) Royal consort. wangbi %f wanghu ~.$. ~ ~ (Im) (IJ§) Deceased queen.

tlrij Chinese state of Spring and Autumn period. Wei f4ii won sang ~ {:t (j)ftfti) (l1Jf.,f'U) High officials advising Queen Chonghili during her regency Xiaoxue [K. Sohak (± (.1:: Q{)] ~)] (+,f}~) (+J~~) Lesser Minor Learning; basic Learning; Learning; Confucian morals primer complied by Zhu Xi in 1189. /Hfi Chapter from the Uji. Liji. Xiaoyi "Hlff yadam 01 ot g Et (Pf~) (:Ilf~) Unofficial version of historical tale. yangban g; ~ \=:f (l'Hl;II) (~f,ll) Socia-political elite status group. \=:f Jf N At (m (ijj f}HfUr'f). .fJI~fX~$). Yangban kasa (Nobleman's kasa) g; ~ Yean Ojl Oil £! (jy.~:i() (~; y,:) Now Tosan, a district in Kyongsang Province. yedan po 011 Oll 8 !r ~ (m; (~I f.iI'X~) ~~) (yedan (yedall = ceremonial silk) pojagi for gifts from the bride's family. 011 ~!r ~ ~ (~I ~iJJ-M*) ti1~) (yemul lvemul = ceremonial objects)-pojagi for yemul po Oll yernul gifts from the bridegroom's family. OJ ~ (:~J!IJ) Y6ch'ik 01 (~~I1) (Rules of Conduct for Women). Y6gyo 01 Yogyo OJ.1i! ill (y~!{) (:'y:~y.) See Niijiao. ~ [] Jf (JH (1!l1\~fX) Y6ktae ka