Nanseolheon Anthology
Korean poems, read vertically
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212 poems and 5 prose works by Heo Nanseolheon (1563-1589), set vertically as in the woodblock editions, with English translation and notes.
Read the complete poems of Heo Nanseolheon in the original, set vertically as they were first printed.
Heo Nanseolheon (1563-1589) wrote in Classical Chinese in a Joseon Korea that gave women almost no room to write at all. She died at twenty-seven. Her poems were printed in China before they were read at home, and they have been admired ever since.
This app holds her collected works entire: all 212 poems in translation, three prose works, and the two Korean-language gasa long attributed to her. The great sequences are kept whole and unbroken, including all 87 of the Roaming Among the Immortals poems.
Reading
- The original set vertically, in the rhythm of the woodblock editions
- An optional Korean pronunciation gloss, set small beside each character
- Two moods for the page: Snow and Ink
- Poem of the Day, waiting on the opening screen
Understanding
- An English translation set line by line against the original
- Tap any word for its meaning, with the character's radical and stroke count
- Notes that unfold the allusions, the occasion, and the shape of each sequence
- A guide to reading Classical Chinese verse: forms, rhyme positions, and parallel couplets
- Search across original, pronunciation, translation, and title; filter by theme and form
Keeping
- Save the poems you return to, and keep a record of what you have read
- Copy a quotation with its source attached
- A chronology of her life and an introduction to her work
- A Poem of the Day widget for your home screen
Thirty poems are free, chosen so that all six verse forms and all five themes can be read at no cost. The prose and gasa open with a free preview.
In-app purchase - Complete Edition
- One purchase, kept for good. Not a subscription
- Unlocks all 212 poems and all 5 prose and gasa works, and removes every ad
- Poems added in later updates open at no further cost
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The first English edition.
The Nanseolheon Anthology can now be read entire in English.
- All 212 poems and 5 prose and gasa works, with translations, notes, and word glosses
- Her life and chronology, and the titles of the curated collections, in English throughout
- The original stays as it was written, set vertically, with the translation beside it
- The reading guide - verse forms, rhyme positions, parallel couplets - is in English as well
Comments are welcome any time at the contact address.
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Information
- Seller
- CHUNGKIL KIM
- Size
- 19.3 MB
- Category
- Education
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 3 more
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Contains
Advertising
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- 난설헌집 완전판 $7.99
- Copyright
- © CHUNGKIL KIM