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| Korean title | 지킬 박사와 하이드 씨의 기이한 사건 |
|---|---|
| Author | Robert Louis Stevenson |
| Publisher | Minumsa |
| Sales unit | 단권 |
| Book ID | ISBN: 9788937464638 |
| Condition | Brand New · Korean language |
FROM THE KOREAN PUBLISHER DESCRIPTION
Robert Louis Stevenson, a newly evaluated writer in the 21st century
A gothic horror classic loved by endless adaptations into plays, movies, and musicals.
The Gothic horror classic 『The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde』 (1886), which is loved and constantly adapted into plays, movies, and musicals, was published in the Minumsa World Literature Collection. Robert Louis Stevenson, well known to us as the author of Treasure Island, is a writer who has been belatedly re-evaluated in literary history and whose new aspects continue to be discovered. Although he enjoyed great popularity during his lifetime, after his death he became the object of harsh criticism and contempt from high-class literary writers such as Virginia Woolf and her husband. This was because he was a writer who wrote ‘children’s literature’ such as 『Treasure Island』 and ‘horror literature’ such as 『The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde』.
A masterpiece that exposed the hypocrisy of the ruling class and warned of the dangers of Western civilization centered on logos.
『The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde』 was a popular success, selling 40,000 copies in 6 months when it was published, and even Queen Victoria read it, and it was also highly praised by critics. Afterwards, this work became a common noun referring to ‘a man with two faces’. However, viewing this work as an allegory of good versus evil existing within one person goes far beyond the author's intention. Stevenson criticized the logocentrism of the Victorian era through the hypocrisy of the main character, Dr. Jekyll, who embodied the values pursued by the society of the time, and the downfall of Hyde, who created Hyde, who reflected the darkness within himself, and further sharply criticized the ruling class of the British Empire, who claimed to be managers of the world empire.
19th century England, London hazy with smog. An incident occurs on the street early in the morning while everyone is asleep. A man trampled on a young girl he met on the street and ran away. A man named Edward Hyde, whose appearance arouses inexplicable hatred, hands over a check as compensation. However, the signature on the check belongs to Henry Jekyll, a renowned medical doctor.
When Utterson, a lawyer, hears this news, he remembers the strange will entrusted to him by his friend Dr. Jekyll. It says that if he dies or goes missing, he will inherit all his assets to his friend Hyde. Utterson sets out to find Hyde in order to uncover his identity, and after meeting him face to face, he feels a strange sense of disgust and fear. He decides to protect his friend's honor, thinking that Jekyll, who lived a debaucherous life in his youth, is paying for his sins that have snowballed over the years.
Concise sales edition based on the publisher-provided Korean description.
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