The purpose of this essay is to study the historical novels of Pak, Chong-Wha. His historical novels before 1945 are divided in two kinds. "The Blood Spot on the Golden Sleeve" and so on describe the secret life of the royal family, and show romantic ...
The purpose of this essay is to study the historical novels of Pak, Chong-Wha. His historical novels before 1945 are divided in two kinds. "The Blood Spot on the Golden Sleeve" and so on describe the secret life of the royal family, and show romantic style. On the other hand, "The Privious Night" and so on describe monumental historical events, and show partially realistic style. But these novels do not represent social reality of that time, which is the most important to the historical novel.