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Of Human Bondage, Volume 2: What Answer Does Cronshaw's Persian Rug Give Philip?
A reading guide to volume 2 of W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage in Song Mu's Korean translation, number 12 in Minumsa's World Literature series. It follows the rug through chapters 65, 79, 82 and 97 to the British Museum in chapter 106, where Philip finds the answer about life's meaning that Cronshaw put off in chapter 45, and on to his proposal in chapter 122.
Of Human Bondage, Volume 1: Is It Really His Foot That Holds Philip Back?
A reading guide to volume 11 of Minumsa's World Literature series, the first volume of W. Somerset Maugham's Of Human Bondage in Song Mu's Korean translation: the four things that hold Philip, from his club foot to Mildred, with chapter numbers, and how to read the novel beside Part IV of Spinoza's Ethics, which bears the same title.
Korean Short Stories 1: Why Do the Stories Write Money Down to the Last Jeon?
A reading guide to volume 10 of Minumsa's World Literature series, Korean Short Stories 1, edited by Lee Nam-ho: the nineteen stories by twelve writers, how to read the endings of "Potatoes", "A Lucky Day", "The Scoundrels" and "Wings" through their sums of money, and four things to mark while reading the rest.
What Is Literature?: Why Does Sartre Leave Poetry Out of Commitment?
A reading guide to volume 9 of Minumsa's World Literature series, Jean-Paul Sartre's What Is Literature?: why the champion of committed literature asks no commitment of poetry, painting or music, explained through one distinction in Chapter 1, followed by reading as a spinning top, the history of the reading public, the writer's situation in 1947, and what to mark as you read.
Tonio Kröger, Tristan, Death in Venice: Why Do Mann's Artists Only Watch Life?
A reading guide to volume 8 of Minumsa's World Literature series, Thomas Mann's Tonio Kröger, Tristan, Death in Venice: the eight stories and four translators, the nine chapters of “Tonio Kröger,” where Tonio at the glass door, Spinell on the gravel path and Aschenbach in his beach chair stand, the mirror scenes in “Death in Venice,” and what to mark as you read.
Heart of Darkness: Why Does Marlow, Who Cannot Bear a Lie, End with One?
A reading guide to volume 7 of Minumsa's World Literature series, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness: Lee Sang-ok's translation, the frame that opens on the Thames, the course of the three parts, the lie told at the end by a narrator who says he cannot bear one, the argument around Achebe's critique, and what to mark as you read.
Huckleberry Finn: Why Does Huck Tear Up the Letter and Say He Will Go to Hell?
A reading guide to volume 6 of Minumsa's World Literature series, Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: the text Kim Wook-dong's translation is based on, the novel's four settings, the scenes in Chapters 15, 16 and 31 that build to Huck's decision, the argument over the last twelve chapters, and what to mark as you read.
Animal Farm: When and How Were the Seven Commandments Rewritten?
A reading guide to volume 5 of Minumsa's World Literature series, George Orwell's Animal Farm: how Do Jeong-il's edition is put together, which of the Seven Commandments change in which chapter, the gap between the pigs who write and the animals who remember, and how to read the two essays printed with the novel.
The Metamorphosis: Is It Gregor Who Changes, or His Family?
A reading guide to Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and A Country Doctor, volume 4 of Minumsa’s World Literature series: how Jeon Young-ae’s edition is organised, how the three parts of the story are built, how the family changes around Gregor, and why A Country Doctor belongs beside it.
Hamlet: Where Does His Revenge Stop, and Where Does It Rush?
A reading guide to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, volume 3 of Minumsa’s World Literature series: the text behind Choi Jong-chul’s translation, the five acts, Laertes and Fortinbras as mirrors, and how to read the scenes where Hamlet stops beside the ones where he rushes.
Metamorphoses, Volume 2: Where Does Myth Become History?
A reading guide to volume 2 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Minumsa’s World Literature series: how Books 9–15 move from Hercules down to Rome, the songs of Orpheus, and the final transformation, which ends in the poet’s own name.
Metamorphoses, Volume 1: Read the Moment Before the Change
A reading guide to volume 1 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Minumsa’s World Literature series: how Books 1–8 unfold, and why to follow the feeling before each change and the person telling each story.
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- Of Human Bondage, Volume 2: What Answer Does Cronshaw's Persian Rug Give Philip?Classics
- Of Human Bondage, Volume 1: Is It Really His Foot That Holds Philip Back?Classics
- Korean Short Stories 1: Why Do the Stories Write Money Down to the Last Jeon?Classics
- What Is Literature?: Why Does Sartre Leave Poetry Out of Commitment?Classics
- Tonio Kröger, Tristan, Death in Venice: Why Do Mann's Artists Only Watch Life?Classics
- Heart of Darkness: Why Does Marlow, Who Cannot Bear a Lie, End with One?Classics
- Huckleberry Finn: Why Does Huck Tear Up the Letter and Say He Will Go to Hell?Classics
- Animal Farm: When and How Were the Seven Commandments Rewritten?Classics
- The Metamorphosis: Is It Gregor Who Changes, or His Family?Classics
- Hamlet: Where Does His Revenge Stop, and Where Does It Rush?Classics
- Metamorphoses, Volume 2: Where Does Myth Become History?Classics
- Metamorphoses, Volume 1: Read the Moment Before the ChangeClassics
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