PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA

@article{ART001265772},
author={ Richard D. McBride, II },
title={PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA},
journal={Acta Koreana},
issn={1520-7412},
year={2007},
volume={10},
number={2},
pages={1-38},
doi={10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001},
url={http://dx.doi.org/10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001}

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AB - The Samguk yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, ca. 1282–1289) is not a Buddhist or nationalistic response to the Samguk sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms, 1136–1145). Iryŏn and his disciple Hon’gu compiled the Samguk yusa to present anecdotes from Korea’s rich native and local lore and to demonstrate that the tales of Korea’s founders were just as good as those of China. A more fruitful way to concept-ualize the relationship between the Samguk sagi and Samguk yusa is to think of the former as more representative of official, Confucian, or central discourse and the latter as preserving the lore of Korea’s antiquity. Although unavoidably influenced by Buddhist perceptions of the cosmos, the value of the Samguk yusa comes from its inclusion of many types of unofficial materials, including samples of local records, inscriptions, monastery records, strange tales, and songs in the vernacular. These local materials, filtered through the lens of Buddhist monks of the Koryŏ period, conserve something of the voice of ancient and medieval Koreans.
KW - Samguk yusa—sources, Iryŏn (1206–1289), Hon’gu (Mugŭk, 1250–1322), Samguk sagi, Silla sui chŏn
DO - 10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001
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ER -

Richard D. McBride, II (2007). PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA. Acta Koreana, 10( 2), 1- 38.

Richard D. McBride, II . 2007, “PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA”, Acta Koreana, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 1-38. Available from: doi:10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001

Richard D. McBride, II “PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA” Acta Koreana 10.2 pp. 1-38 (2007): 1.

Richard D. McBride, II . PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA Acta Koreana [Internet]. 2007; 10( 2), : 1-38. Available from: doi:10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001

Richard D. McBride, II . “PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA” Acta Koreana 10, no.2 (2007): 1-38. doi: 10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001

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PRESERVING THE LORE OF KOREAN ANTIQUITY: AN INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AND LOCAL SOURCES IN IRYON’S SAMGUK YUSA

Acta Koreana

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2007, vol.10, no.2, pp.1 - 38

DOI : 10.18399/acta.2007.10.2.001

발행기관 : 계명대학교 한국학연구원

연구분야 : 기타인문학

Richard D. McBride, II¹

¹Washington University in St. Louis

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초록

The Samguk yusa (Memorabilia of the Three Kingdoms, ca. 1282–1289) is not a Buddhist or nationalistic response to the Samguk sagi (History of the Three Kingdoms, 1136–1145). Iryŏn and his disciple Hon’gu compiled the Samguk yusa to present anecdotes from Korea’s rich native and local lore and to demonstrate that the tales of Korea’s founders were just as good as those of China. A more fruitful way to concept-ualize the relationship between the Samguk sagi and Samguk yusa is to think of the former as more representative of official, Confucian, or central discourse and the latter as preserving the lore of Korea’s antiquity. Although unavoidably influenced by Buddhist perceptions of the cosmos, the value of the Samguk yusa comes from its inclusion of many types of unofficial materials, including samples of local records, inscriptions, monastery records, strange tales, and songs in the vernacular. These local materials, filtered through the lens of Buddhist monks of the Koryŏ period, conserve something of the voice of ancient and medieval Koreans.