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'The Tale of Cho Ung' introduces Korean classic tale to English speakers
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- Nov 15, 2018
An Introduction of Korean Classic <The Tale of Cho Ung = 조웅전>
Despite being “the best-selling fictional narrative during the late Chosŏn period” (1392-1910) of pre-modern Korea, little is known about the provenance of The Tale of Cho Ung. The author remains unknown and its initial composition has been narrowed down to a 200-plus-year-window, with a guesstimate falling somewhere between the late-18th to early 19th centuries.