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Story Of So Hyeonseong
''So Hyeonseong-rok'' () is a ''hangeul'' novel written in the 17th century. The main narrative centers on the married life of So Hyeonseong and his wives. ''So Hyeonseong-rok'', which tells the story of So Hyeonseong and his wives and ''Sossi samdae-rok'' (소씨삼대록 Story of Three Generations of the So Family), which contains stories about So Hyeonseong's children and their wives, were combined and circulated as one book, titled ''So Hyeonseong-rok.'' Authorship Although the identity of the author is unknown, ''So Hyeonseong-rok'' is assumed to have been written in the 17th century, as ''So Hyeonseong-rok daesoseol sibochaek'' (蘇賢聖錄大小說十五冊 Fifteen Volumes of the Great Story of So Hyeonseong), which refers to the combination of both the ''So Hyeonseong-rok'' and ''Sossi samdae-rok'', is mentioned in the list of novels that Lady Yi from Yongin, the mother of Kwon Seop (penname Okso), personally transcribed to hand down to her children. In addition, it is es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Song often came into conflict with the contemporaneous Liao, Western Xia and Jin dynasties in northern China. After retreating to southern China, the Song was eventually conquered by the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The dynasty is divided into two periods: Northern Song and Southern Song. During the Northern Song (; 960–1127), the capital was in the northern city of Bianjing (now Kaifeng) and the dynasty controlled most of what is now Eastern China. The Southern Song (; 1127–1279) refers to the period after the Song lost control of its northern half to the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in the Jin–Song Wars. At that time, the Song court retreated south of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
