Beongcheon Yu
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Beongcheon Yu is the translator of Natsume Sōseki
's novel The Wayfarer
and author of a critical study on Soseki. He has also written studies of Lafcadio Hearn
. Yu was born in Korea
in 1925. He attended the First Higher School in Tokyo
,and received his BA from Seoul National University
in 1948. He received his MA from the University of Kansas City in 1954 and his PhD from Brown University
in 1958. Wrote an influential review of Melville's Moby Dick, titled "Ishmael's Equal Eye: The Source of Balance in Moby-Dick."
An Ape Of Gods; The Art And Thought Of Lafcadio Hearn. 1964
The Great Circle : American Writers And The Orient, 1983
Han Yong-Un and Yi Kwang-Su: Two Pioneers Of Modern Korean Literature, 1992
Natsume Soseki
, born ', is widely considered to be the foremost Japanese novelist of the Meiji period . He is best known for his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. He was also a scholar of British literature and composer of haiku, Chinese-style poetry, and fairy tales...
's novel The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer (Kojin)
The Wayfarer is a novel by Japanese author Natsume Sōseki. It was serialized in Asahi Shimbun newspaper from December 6, 1912 to November 5, 1913. The novel has been translated into English by Beongcheon Yu.-External links:* in Japanese....
and author of a critical study on Soseki. He has also written studies of Lafcadio Hearn
Lafcadio Hearn
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn , known also by the Japanese name , was an international writer, known best for his books about Japan, especially his collections of Japanese legends and ghost stories, such as Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things...
. Yu was born in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
in 1925. He attended the First Higher School in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
,and received his BA from Seoul National University
Seoul National University
Seoul National University , colloquially known in Korean as Seoul-dae , is a national research university in Seoul, Korea, ranked 24th in the world in publications in an analysis of data from the Science Citation Index, 7th in Asia and 42nd in the world by the 2011 QS World University Rankings...
in 1948. He received his MA from the University of Kansas City in 1954 and his PhD from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1958. Wrote an influential review of Melville's Moby Dick, titled "Ishmael's Equal Eye: The Source of Balance in Moby-Dick."
Other works by Beongcheon Yu
Akutagawa; An Introduction, 1972An Ape Of Gods; The Art And Thought Of Lafcadio Hearn. 1964
The Great Circle : American Writers And The Orient, 1983
Han Yong-Un and Yi Kwang-Su: Two Pioneers Of Modern Korean Literature, 1992