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Chung, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, is one of the finest connoisseurs of T oegye and his thought. This he combines with solid translational skills, crafting a prose that is highly readable while retaining the intricacies of the original text. . . . This is a recommended reading for advanced students and specialists of Neo-Confucianism.-- Religious Studies Review

Chung, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, is one of the finest connoisseurs of T'oegye and his thought. This he combines with solid translational skills, crafting a prose that is highly readable while retaining the intricacies of the original text. . . . This is a recommended reading for advanced students and specialists of Neo-Confucianism.-- Religious Studies Review

Chung, an associate professor of religious studies at the University of Prince Edward Island, is one of the finest connoisseurs of T'oegye and his thought. This he combines with solid translational skills, crafting a prose that is highly readable while retaining the intricacies of the original text. . . . This is a recommended reading for advanced students and specialists of Neo-Confucianism.-- Religious Studies Review . . . this translation of the Chasongnok is unquestionably a welcome addition to the studies of Korean Confucian tradition and intellectual history. Readers will be able to observe how Neo-Confucian moral philosophy actually developed in Choson scholarly culture. These letters also reveal both the patterns of and the content discussed in scholarly networks in sixteenth-century Korea. Literary scholars of other parts of the world who focus on writing genres and/or reading practices will find T'oegye's innovative usage of letters for purposes other than communication intellectually interesting.-- Acta Koreana

. . . this translation of the Chasongnok is unquestionably a welcome addition to the studies of Korean Confucian tradition and intellectual history. Readers will be able to observe how Neo-Confucian moral philosophy actually developed in Choson scholarly culture. These letters also reveal both the patterns of and the content discussed in scholarly networks in sixteenth-century Korea. Literary scholars of other parts of the world who focus on writing genres and/or reading practices will find T'oegye's innovative usage of letters for purposes other than communication intellectually interesting.-- Acta Koreana

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Edward Y. J. Chung teaches Eastern religion and thought and comparative religion at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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