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New Interpretation on the 'Renaissance Age of Korea'

JUNG Byung Sul, Professor of Korean Language and Literature at SNU College of Humanities, gave a series of history lecture at Munhakdongnae Café, an online cafe at http://cafe.naver.com/mhdn, which became very popular to the public.

At his lecture 'Power and the Man, the Truth Behind the Prince Sado's Death', professor Jung offered a new interpretation on so-called Renaissance Age of Korea (18th century, Chosun). He gave the lecture based on the new interpretation on Lady HONG Hyegeoung's autobiographical memoire 'Hanjungrok(한중록)'.

He begun the lecture early this year and it will be published as a book until the end of the year.

- Reported in Hankukilbo