Seventeenth-century Korea was a country in crisis—successive invasions by Hideyoshi and the Manchus had rocked the Choson dynasty (1392-1910), which already was weakened by maladministration, internecine bureaucratic factionalism, unfair taxation, concentration of wealth, military problems, and other ills. Yu Hyongwon (1622–1673, pen name, Pan’gye), a recluse scholar, responded to this time of chaos and uncertainty by writing his modestly titled Pan’gye surok (The Jottings of Pan’gye), a v...

From the mid-1920s, the dance hall occupied a pivotal place in the culture of working- and lower-middle-class communities in Britain - a place rivalled only by the cinema and eventually to eclipse even that institution in popularity. Going to the Palais examines the history of this vital social and cultural institution, exploring the dances, dancers, and dance venues that were at the heart of one of twentieth-century Britain's most significant leisure activities. Going to the ...

amis devenus amants, protecteurs, romance interditeCe recueil de nouvelles comprend :1. Le roi sans couronneIl est l'héritier exigeant du trône. Elle est une roturière discrète au cœur d'or. Il s'agit d'une nouvelle romantique mettant en scène une femme aux formes généreuses et deux amis qui deviennent amants.2. La princesse intouchableElle est la fille de remplacement vivant dans une bulle ...