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Inhyeon Wanghu Jeon
''Inhyeon wanghu jeon'' ( ko, 인현왕후전) is a novel written in Hangul about Queen Inhyeon (1667 – 1701), the second queen consort of Sukjong of Joseon, King Sukjong of Joseon (1661 – 1720). She becomes queen and moves into the royal palace, only to be dethroned due to the slander by Hui-bin Jang, Jang Hui-bin, the King's concubine. But later, she clears her name and comes back to the palace. The novel is based on a true story. Author Its author and date of publication are unknown, but it is estimated to have been written in the late Joseon period. When the novel was first introduced to the academic world, some thought that it was written by a court lady. Later, others offered that it was written by a descendant of Queen Inhyeon's clan or a family member of Pak Tae-bo, who died after publicly opposing the dethronement of Queen Inhyeon. Plot Queen Inhyeon is the daughter of Min Yu-jung and his wife Lady Song, who has a bizarre dream before giving birth to her. From ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangul
The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs used to pronounce them, and they are systematically modified to indicate phonetic features; similarly, the vowel letters are systematically modified for related sounds, making Hangul a featural writing system. It has been described as a syllabic alphabet as it combines the features of alphabetic and syllabic writing systems, although it is not necessarily an abugida. Hangul was created in 1443 CE by King Sejong the Great in an attempt to increase literacy by serving as a complement (or alternative) to the logographic Sino-Korean ''Hanja'', which had been used by Koreans as its primary script to write the Korean language since as early as the Gojoseon period (spanni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
