A Korean war captive in Japan, 1597-1600 : the writings of Kang Hang

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A Korean war captive in Japan, 1597-1600 : the writings of Kang Hang

Title remainder

the writings of Kang Hang

Statement of responsibility

edited and translated by JaHyun Kim Haboush and Kenneth R. Robinson

Creator

• Kang, Hang, 1567-1618

Contributor

• Robinson, Kenneth R., 1962-
• Haboush, JaHyun Kim

Author

• Kang, Hang, 1567-1618

Editor

• Haboush, JaHyun Kim
• Robinson, Kenneth R., 1962-

Translator

• Haboush, JaHyun Kim
• Robinson, Kenneth R., 1962-

Subject

• Prisoners of war -- Japan -- Biography
• Prisoners of war -- Korea -- Biography
• Japan -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800
• Korea -- History -- Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese
• Korea -- History -- Japanese Invasions, 1592-1598 -- Personal narratives, Korean

Genre

• Personal narratives, Korean
• Biography
• Early works to 1800

Language

• eng
• kor
• eng

Summary

Kang Hang was a Korean scholar-official taken prisoner in 1597 by an invading Japanese army during the Imjin War of 1592--1598. While in captivity in Japan, Kang recorded his thoughts on human civilization, war, and the enemy's culture and society, acting in effect as a spy for his king. Arranged and printed in the seventeenth century as Kanyangnok, or The Record of a Shepherd, Kang's writings were extremely valuable to his government, offering new perspective on a society few Koreans had encountered in 150 years and new information on Japanese politics, culture, and military organization. In this complete, annotated translation of Kanyangnok, Kang ruminates on human behavior and the nature of loyalty during a time of war. A neo-Confucianist with a deep knowledge of Chinese philosophy and history, Kang drew a distinct line between the Confucian values of his world, which distinguished self, family, king, and country, and a foreign culture that practiced invasion and capture, and, in his view, was largely incapable of civilization. Relating the experiences of a former official who played an exceptional role in wartime and the rare voice of a Korean speaking plainly and insightfully on war and captivity, this volume enables a deeper appreciation of the phenomenon of war at home and abroad

Member of

• Suŭn kanyangnok

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

951.9/02

Index

index present

LC call number

DS913.45.K36

LC item number

A313 2013

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography