Brief encounters : early reports of Korea by westerners / compiled and edited by Brother Anthony of Taizé and Robert Neff.

By:

Anthony, of Taizé, Brother, 1942- [Author]

Contributor(s):

Neff, Robert D

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781624120817

Subject(s):

East and West

Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

DS913 .B754 2016

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Contents:

Editors' preface -- Europe's knowledge of Korea : the first steps -- From the late 18th century into the 19th century -- The opening of Korea.

Subject: This anthology is a compilation of Westerners accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts published here are mainly anecdotal, and contain many generalizations. However, the accumulated impressions of these early encounters surely influenced the perspectives of later travelers, and help expl.

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This anthology is a compilation of Westerners accounts of their visits to Korea, originally published in books or newspapers before the country opened its doors in the late nineteenth century. The opening of Korea made it possible to explore the country in detail and write detailed accounts. Prior impressions were garnered mostly from brief visits to remote islands along the coast. The accounts published here are mainly anecdotal, and contain many generalizations. However, the accumulated impressions of these early encounters surely influenced the perspectives of later travelers, and help expl.

Includes bibliographical references.

Pictorial records of Korea from the 16th to 19th century -- Editors' preface -- Europe's knowledge of Korea : the first steps -- From the late 18th century into the 19th century -- The opening of Korea.

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