Hanjung nok : memoirs of an Yi Dynasty court lady

Abstract

The main body of this thesis is a translation with notes from the Hanjung nok, an autobiographical memoir which gives an account of Court life in the time of King Yǒngjo (r. 1725-1176) of the Yi dynasty, and a touching description of the tragic incidents involving her family by Lady Hong of the Hyegyǒng Palace (1725-1815). She was the daughter of Hong Pong-han (1713-1778), daughter-in-law of King Yǒngjo, and consort of the heir apparent Crown Prince Sado (1735-1762), mother of King Chǒngjo (r. 1776-1800) and grandmother of King Sunjo (r. 1800- 1834) .