...publication of "Brief Encounters: Early Reports of Korea by Westerners," cmpiled and edited by Brother Anthony of Taiz? and Robert Neff Seoul Selection http://www.seoulselection.com/ 359 pages with 10 pages of coloured illustrations ISBN: 9781624120787
The Table of Contents can be viewed at http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/BriefEncountersContents.html
Most of the texts selected (and published here with only minimal editorial introductions and notes) are already available online in my home page through the 3 links at the top of my 'Old Books" page http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/BooksKorea.htm (a page which also list links to a few hundred online old books about Korea and other similar materials). The intention is to give a fairly full picture of what was reported in Europe about Joseon / Corea / Korea before the diplomatic opening. To widen the scope a little, I have translated a few texts from French, including some pages from Charles Dallet. Obviously, we hope that this anthology will be useful in the classroom but most of what it contains is entertaining enough to be read during the long winter nights at home for pleasure.
The Table of Contents can be viewed at http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/BriefEncountersContents.html
Most of the texts selected (and published here with only minimal editorial introductions and notes) are already available online in my home page through the 3 links at the top of my 'Old Books" page http://anthony.sogang.ac.kr/BooksKorea.htm (a page which also list links to a few hundred online old books about Korea and other similar materials). The intention is to give a fairly full picture of what was reported in Europe about Joseon / Corea / Korea before the diplomatic opening. To widen the scope a little, I have translated a few texts from French, including some pages from Charles Dallet. Obviously, we hope that this anthology will be useful in the classroom but most of what it contains is entertaining enough to be read during the long winter nights at home for pleasure.
[cross-posting from koreanstudies.com e-list Brother Anthony]
