Hong Gildong jeon
| Hong Gildong jeon | |
 Opening page of Hong Gildong jeon. | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 홍길동전 |
| Hanja | 洪吉童傳 |
| Revised Romanization | Hong Gildongjeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Kiltongchŏn |
Hong Gildong jeon (Hangul: 홍길동전; hanja: 洪吉童傳) is a Korean novel. The story was authored by Heo Gyun and is believed to have been written in the late 16th or early 17th century. Hong Gildong is a main character of this story, he robs the rich and corrupt aristocrats to provide for the poor, much like the English folk hero Robin Hood. Hong Gildong's historical inspiration was the early 16th century Korean bandit and folk hero Im Kkeokjeong.[1]
The author of the novel, Heo Gyun (허균), is usually known in Korea as the writer of the first Korean novel, but was also a radical intellectual. His half-brother Heo Seong was at that time a famous poet, and his sister Heo Nanseolheon one of Korea's few famous female poets and artists. Heo Gyun had long dreamed to change Korea into a fair society with no pressures within a hierarchy.
Notes
- ↑ (Polish) Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog. ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6. P.237
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