Power of the Brush. Epistolary Practices in Choson Korea.
Seattle. University of Washington Press. (c. 2020). Stock ID #216606 The invention of an easily learned Korean alphabet in the mid-fifteenth century sparked an "epistolary revolution" in the following century as letter writing became an indispensable daily practice for elite men and women alike. When referring to this item please quote stockid 216606.
Black and white photographic illustrations, xiv + 276pp, glossary, notes, bibliography, index. Paperback, as new.
Focusing on the ways that written culture interacts with philosophical, social, and political changes, The Power of the Brush examines the social effects of these changes and adds a Korean perspective to the evolving international discourse on the materiality of texts. (Publisher's description)
Price: $40.00 AU