The book, co-authored by doc. Miriam Löwenstein, focuses on the most important figure in Korean literature and intellectual history, Kim Sisŭpa. The publication was also co-edited by a CU FA alumnus and former lecturer, doc. Vladimír Glomb, who now teaches at the Free University of Berlin.
The collective monography The Lives and Legacy of Kim Sisŭp (1435–1493): Dissent and Creativity in Chosŏn Korea narrates the fascinating story of a prodigious child, acclaimed poet, author of the first Korean novel, Buddhist monk, model subject, Confucian recluse and Daoist master. No other Chosŏn scholar or writer has been venerated in both Confucian shrines and Buddhist temples, had his works widely read in Tokugawa Japan and became an integral part of the North Korean literary canon.
The nine studies and further materials presented in this volume provide a detailed look on the various aspects of Kim Sisŭp’s life and work as well as a reflection of both traditional and modern narratives surrounding his legacy. The contributors are Miriam Löwenstein, Vladimír Glomb, Gregory N. Evon, Dennis Wuerthner, Barbara Wall, Kim Daeyeol, Miriam Löwensteinová, Anastasia A. Guryeva, Sixiang Wang, and Diana Yüksel.
The monography is available in the publishing house Brill.
