Publisher's Synopsis
"Sukhyang's Tale, known as one of the masterpiece women's narratives in the 17th century of old Korea, evolves around the love story of Sukhyang and Yi Son, which takes place in heaven and again on earth. It deals with stories from Sukhyang's ordeals of being separated from her parents during a bandit riot to her reunion with, and marriage to, Yi Son before ascending to heaven together. A dualistic world-view, in which the real and the surreal elements coexist, is portrayed through the close bond between the lovers under the context of predestined ordeals and happiness. Sugyong's Tale, a love story between Sugyong and Son'gun - being categorized as a romance novel with features and basic plots similar to Sukhyang's Tale - has a tragic twist. Sugyong's Tale does not formalize romantic love of happy ending but portrays more the anguish of the times while taking the form of a fantasy. Nevertheless, the two novels commonly explore the diffi
