''Record of Lady Sa’s Southward Journey,'' also called ''Lady Sa’s Journey To The South'', or '' '' (), is a 17th-century Korean novel by

Kim Man-jung Kim Man-jung (Hangul: 김만중, Hanja: 金萬重; 6 March 1637 – 14 June 1692) was a Korean novelist and politician. He was one of the eminent Neo-Confucian scholars of the Joseon period. Life and work A member of the '' yangban class'', Ki ...

set in the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

of China. It was written during the

Joseon dynasty Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

, under the reign of King Sukjong. Unlike most works of unknown authorship, the novel has been attributed to a single author.

Main characters

* Lady Sa The main protagonist in the novel. She is the loyal and virtuous wife of Master Yu. Married to Master Yu for nine years, but unable to bear any children. * Master Yu A scholar and Lady Sa’s husband who then becomes Lady Kyo’s husband. * Lady Kyo The second wife of Master Yu. She is envious of Lady Sa’s position as the first wife and went to great lengths in order to secure that same position. She gave birth to Master Yu’s only child, a son. However, she then kills her son in order to frame Lady Sa.

Influence on arts and pop culture

* It is referenced in the 2020

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TV series ''

Record of Youth ''Record of Youth'' () is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Park So-dam, Byeon Woo-seok, and Kwon Soo-hyun. It aired on tvN from September 7 to October 27, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:00 ( KST), and is available fo ...

'',when Ahn Jeong-ha (

Park So-dam Park So-dam (born September 8, 1991) is a South Korean actress. She came into popular recognition in the 2015 film '' The Priests'' and the TV series' ''Cinderella with Four Knights'' (2016) and '' Record of Youth'' (2020). She achieved internatio ...

) tells Sa Hye-jun (

Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum (; born June 16, 1993) is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his diverse range of roles in film and television, notably, a psychopathic lawyer in ''Hello Monster'' (2015), a genius Go player in ''Reply 1988'' (2015–2 ...

) that the only "Sa" she’s ever heard about is Lady Sa from the ''Record of Lady Sa’s Southward Journey.''

References

{{reflist 18th-century Korean novels Novels set in the Ming dynasty

Main characters

Influence on arts and pop culture

See also

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