Herbert A. Giles and China: Two Early Classics of Modern Sinology Herbert A. Giles Modern sinology–the study of things Chinese–may trace its roots back centuries to Marco Polo, Byzantium and even Imperial Rome, but to a great extent it was built on foundations laid and extended by Herbert Giles, a consul for the United Kingdom […]

Kuunmong: The Cloud Dream of the Nine KIM Manjung Translated by James S. Gale Kuunmong – literally “Nine Cloud Dream” or “The Cloud Dream of the Nine” – has been an immensely popular work in Korea for centuries. Originally written in about 1689, it is hailed as one of the earliest works of literary prose […]