Described as a 'hermit nation' because it isolated itself from the rest of the world, Korea remained very little known to English speakers in the late nineteenth century. During his time in Japan, the American author and educator William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928), who did much to foster understanding between the United States and Japan, became fascinated by Korea and its influence on Japanese history and culture. This historical outline of Korea is compiled from printed sources and eyewitness accounts rather than from personal experience since Griffis was yet to visit Korea at this point.…mehr
Described as a 'hermit nation' because it isolated itself from the rest of the world, Korea remained very little known to English speakers in the late nineteenth century. During his time in Japan, the American author and educator William Elliot Griffis (1843-1928), who did much to foster understanding between the United States and Japan, became fascinated by Korea and its influence on Japanese history and culture. This historical outline of Korea is compiled from printed sources and eyewitness accounts rather than from personal experience since Griffis was yet to visit Korea at this point. Despite this, and the fact that he was sometimes criticised for presenting Korea in comparison with Japan, this book was well received. First published in 1882, it contains an annotated bibliography and features maps and illustrations throughout. Griffis' most famous work on Japan, The Mikado's Empire (1877), is also reissued in this series.
William Elliot Griffis (1843 - 1928) was an American orientalist, Congregational minister, lecturer and prolific author. Griffis was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a sea captain and later a coal trader. During the American Civil War, he served two months as a corporal in Company H of the 44th Pennsylvania Militia after Robert E. Lee invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. After the war, he attended Rutgers University at New Brunswick, New Jersey, graduating in 1869. At Rutgers, Griffis was an English and Latin language tutor for Taro Kusakabe, a young samurai from the province of Echizen (part of modern Fukui). After a year of travel in Europe, he studied at the seminary of the Reformed Church in America in New Brunswick (known today as the New Brunswick Theological Seminary).
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Preface Bibliography Part I. Ancient and Mediaeval History: 1. The Corean peninsula 2. The old kingdom of Cho-sen 3. The Fuyu race and their migrations 4. Sam-han, or southern Corea 5. Epoch of the three kingdoms - Hiaksai 6. Epoch of the three kingdoms - Korai 7. Epoch of the three kingdoms - Shinra 8. Japan and Corea 9. Korai, or united Corea 10. Cathay, Zipangu, and the Mongols 11. New Cho-sen 12. Events leading to the Japanese invasion 13. The invasion - on to Seoul 14. The campaign in the north 15. The retreat from Seoul 16. Cespedes, the Christian chaplain 17. Diplomacy at Kioto and Peking 18. The second invasion 19. The siege of Uru-san castle 20. Changes after the invasion 21. The Issachar of eastern Asia 22. The Dutchmen in exiles Part II. Political and Social Corea: 23. The eight provinces 24. The king and royal palace 25. Political parties 26. Organization and methods of government 27. Feudalism, serfdom, and society 28. Social life, woman and the family 29. Child life 30. Housekeeping, diet, and costume 31. Mourning and burial 32. Outdoor life, characters and employments 33. Shamanism and mythical zoology 34. Legends and folklore 35. Proverbs and pithy sayings 36. The Corean tiger 37. Religion 38. Education and culture Part III. Modern and Recent History: 39. The beginnings of Christianity 40. Persecution and martyrdom, 1801-34 41. The entrance of the French missionaries, 1835-45 42. The walls of isolation sapped 43. The French expedition 44. American relations with Corea 45. A body-snatching expedition 46. Our little war with the heathen 47. The ports opened to Japanese commerce 48. The year of the treaties Appendix Index.
Preface Bibliography Part I. Ancient and Mediaeval History: 1. The Corean peninsula 2. The old kingdom of Cho-sen 3. The Fuyu race and their migrations 4. Sam-han, or southern Corea 5. Epoch of the three kingdoms - Hiaksai 6. Epoch of the three kingdoms - Korai 7. Epoch of the three kingdoms - Shinra 8. Japan and Corea 9. Korai, or united Corea 10. Cathay, Zipangu, and the Mongols 11. New Cho-sen 12. Events leading to the Japanese invasion 13. The invasion - on to Seoul 14. The campaign in the north 15. The retreat from Seoul 16. Cespedes, the Christian chaplain 17. Diplomacy at Kioto and Peking 18. The second invasion 19. The siege of Uru-san castle 20. Changes after the invasion 21. The Issachar of eastern Asia 22. The Dutchmen in exiles Part II. Political and Social Corea: 23. The eight provinces 24. The king and royal palace 25. Political parties 26. Organization and methods of government 27. Feudalism, serfdom, and society 28. Social life, woman and the family 29. Child life 30. Housekeeping, diet, and costume 31. Mourning and burial 32. Outdoor life, characters and employments 33. Shamanism and mythical zoology 34. Legends and folklore 35. Proverbs and pithy sayings 36. The Corean tiger 37. Religion 38. Education and culture Part III. Modern and Recent History: 39. The beginnings of Christianity 40. Persecution and martyrdom, 1801-34 41. The entrance of the French missionaries, 1835-45 42. The walls of isolation sapped 43. The French expedition 44. American relations with Corea 45. A body-snatching expedition 46. Our little war with the heathen 47. The ports opened to Japanese commerce 48. The year of the treaties Appendix Index.
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