Choi Byong-hyon

Choi Byong-hyon (born 1950) is a South Korean academic and translator.

Choi Byong-hyon
Hangul
최병현
Revised RomanizationChoe Byeonghyeon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Pyŏnghyŏn

Career

Professor Byonghyon Choi, a poet, award-winning writer of Korean fiction, and scholar of English literature, is also widely regarded as a trailblazer in the translation of historically important classic Korean texts.[1]

Translations

  • Sŏng-nyong Yu, The Book of Corrections: Reflections on the National Crisis During the Japanese Invasion of Korea, 1592-1598. Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, 2002 (a translation of Jingbirok)
  • Yagyong Chong, Admonitions on Governing the People: Manual for All Administrators. University of California, 2010 (a translation of Mingmin Simseo)
  • The Annals of King T'aejo: Founder of Korea's Choson Dynasty. Harvard University Press, 2014.

References

  1. Yang Sung-jin and Kim Da-sol, "Trailblazer in globalizing Korean classics", The Korea Herald, 12 Dec. 2014, updated 14 Dec. 2014. Accessed 23 Jan. 2015.


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