Korean literature: foundation myth ZOOM

30 Março 2020, 12:00 • Elisabetta Colla Rosado Coelho David

• The legend of the first Korean king: Tangun (Dangun)
• Pak Hyŏkkŏse (Bak Hyeokgeose)
• Onjo (founding ancestor of Paekche/Baekje) and his father King Ch’umo/Chumo (Chumong/Jumong).
• King Suro the founder of Karak (Gaya conferedancy)

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Lee, Peter H., A history of Korean literature. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.