The Cloud Dream of the Nine - Softcover

Man-Choong, Kim; Scott, Elspet Keith Robertson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1598186671 ISBN 13: 9781598186673

Publisher: Alan Rodgers Books, 2005

Synopsis

"The Cloud Dream of the Nine" is a revelation of what the Oriental thinks and feels not only about things of the earth but about the hidden things of the Universe. It helps us towards a comprehensible knowledge of the Far East. The novel is set 17th Century Tang Dynasty China. It was the first literary work of Korea to be translated into English.

The scene of the amazing "Cloud Dream of the Nine," the most moving romance of polygamy ever written, is laid about 849 A.D. in the period of the great Chinese dynasty of the Tangs. By its simple directness this hitherto unknown Korean classic makes an ineffaceable impression. But the story of the devotion of Master Yang to eight women and of their devotion to him and to each other is more than a naïve tale of the relations of men and women under a social code so far removed from our own as to be almost incredible. It is a record of emotions, aspirations and ideas which enables us to look into the innermost chambers of the Chinese soul.

About this title

About the Author:

James S. Gale (1863 - 1937) was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary, educator and Bible translator in Korea. Gale was talented in so many ways, his influence was great, although he was often frustrated by the rivalries, jealousies and personality clashes that too often characterized the missionary community in Korea. His linguistic skills were essential in the work of Bible translation, while his literary and poetic sensitivity gave his writing an added charm. He was unable to publish a considerable portion of what he wrote or translated and much remains to be published in his papers in the University of Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Alan Rodgers Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1598186671
• ISBN 13: 9781598186673
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 212