Ch’ŏngdae ilgi: Perceptions of Self and Society in the diary of the Eighteenth-Century Literatus Kwŏn Sangil

Kwon Sangil left an extraordinary diary spanning the first half of the eighteenth century. It not only offers a lively description of his tragic personal life but also details the various stages of his scholarly and political career. Kwon does not reveal why he began writing a diary. He was twenty w...

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Published in:Acta Koreana 2021, 24(1), , pp.105-140
Main Author: Deuchler, Martina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
18th century
Autobiographical literature
Diaries
Self concept
기타인문학
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Summary:Kwon Sangil left an extraordinary diary spanning the first half of the eighteenth century. It not only offers a lively description of his tragic personal life but also details the various stages of his scholarly and political career. Kwon does not reveal why he began writing a diary. He was twenty when he started this chronicle of his life and he continued writing it until ten days before his death in the seventh month of 1759. Here, Deuchler examines Kwon's diary.
ISSN:1520-7412
2733-5348
DOI:10.18399/acta.2021.24.1.005