{"product_id":"the-hwarang-segi-manuscripts-richard-d-mcbride-9789004758995","title":"The Hwarang Segi Manuscripts: From In-Progress Fiction to Pseudohistory","description":"The \u003ci\u003eHwarang segi\u003c\/i\u003e manuscripts, written by Pak Ch'anghwa (1889-1962), have been a hot topic in Korean history since their discovery in 1989. Some scholars claim that Pak discovered the lost \u003ci\u003eHwarang segi\u003c\/i\u003e of Kim Taemun (fl. 704) in Japan while working for the Imperial Library during the 1930s and made hand copies of it; others maintain they are forgeries. Richard McBride's detailed study of the arguments on their authenticity, analysis of evidence from Pak's other writings about Silla, comprehensive historical context, and full English translation demonstrates that the manuscripts constitute an in-progress novel composed by Pak during the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard D. McBride\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9004758992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004758995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.81d","brand":"Richard D. McBride","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48874531258623,"sku":"9789004758995","price":127.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hwarang-segi-manuscripts-richard-d-mcbride-9789004758995","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}