Name: Stroll through the forest of literature
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Stroll through the forest of literature

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Stroll through the forest of literature

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Book Introduction

Starting with 『The Miracle of Living, the Miracle of Living』, which reached its 100th printing on May 9, 2019, ahead of the 10th anniversary of Professor Jang Young-hee's death, 『Only Once in My Life』 will be published in 2021, and this time 『Walking through the Forest of Literature』 will be published in a new form.
All three volumes of essay collections published by Samteo during Professor Jang Young-hee's lifetime have been revised.
In order not to damage Professor Jang Young-hee's writing, only errors were carefully corrected, and all three volumes were published in the same format as hardcover to ensure uniformity.
This will be a wonderful gift not only for readers who love Professor Jang Young-hee's writing, which is full of hope, positivity, and brightness, but also for readers who are encountering it for the first time.

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Literature is a kind of vicarious experience.
For us, who cannot experience everything in this world due to limitations in time, space, and situation, it provides us with a variety of life experiences, and through trial and error, we come to a new realization about 'how to live', 'who am I, and what goals do I have in this world?'
(…) A person who cannot understand the sorrow and suffering of others, who cannot feel sympathy for them and reach out to them, saying, “Do you want to play together?” cannot be a true human being.
Therefore, reading literary works is about developing the ability to understand the pain and hurt that you and I can feel because we are all human, just like me.
And this understanding of humanity is essential for living life, or for leading a human life.
---From the author's note

So, according to Rilke, loving someone also requires qualifications, and one must first create one's own mature world.
At some point, I became complacent, avoiding difficulties and losing sight of my own uniqueness. Instead of becoming a "world" for others, I still wander, lost in my narrow-mindedness. Perhaps I am not even qualified to love.
Why is it that one spring day in my middle age, while fainting from hunger, I suddenly feel a longing for the foolishness of reading poetry?
The name 'Rilke' seems to have lit a small spark in my parched heart, which had lost its passion and romance and turned into a handful of ashes.
---From "A Spring Day's Thoughts"

Fitzgerald clearly explains why he gave Gatsby the epithet "great" in the first part of the book.
This is because, in the midst of a bleak reality, Gatsby possesses “the ability to sense hope in life, no matter how small,” “the ability not to be afraid to love again even after failing in love,” that is, “romantic readiness” to fall in love at any time, and “the ability to feel the wonder of life.”
(…) But our young and innocent students still dream of the ‘greatness’ of living in this era.
A greatness that 'makes this world a better place without being obsessed with money, power, or heroism.'
And I believe that their strong faith and hope are truly great.
---From "True Greatness"

Of all the sayings about love I've ever seen, the best is "애지 욕기생 (愛之, 欲其生)" from the Analects of Confucius (Volume 12, Chapter 10), which means, "To love someone is to let them live."
It may seem simple on the outside, but it contains everything love has to offer.
Here, 'living' of course means living a life of peace and happiness as a human being, but it is also not unrelated to preserving life.
Loving is protecting the lives of others, and protecting one's own life for the sake of those one loves is a fundamental condition.
If you die as if you were saying that life is hard and that you are making life difficult for them, then those who are left behind and unable to protect their lives will also take away a little bit of their share of love.
---From "Love and Life"

In his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, William Faulkner said:
“Literature teaches humans how to overcome and live.” That’s right.
Literature teaches us the courage to live, love, and a humane life.
I learned and taught about the intense lives, struggles, and victories of the characters in literature.
I will rise again to prove that the power of literature is not merely an illusion.

---From "The Power of Literature"

Publisher's Review

If you find love and find your way in the forest of literature
So it becomes more solid
If you gain hope and courage to live

『Walking through the Forest of Literature』, which became a bestseller immediately after its publication in 2005 and has been loved by many readers for a long time, is a collection of writings by Professor Jang Young-hee, an English literature scholar, introducing literary works that can be called 'classics' such as 『Pride and Prejudice』, 『The Great Gatsby』, 『The Stranger』, 『Walden』, and 『The Catcher in the Rye』.
Professor Jang Young-hee said that while writing these articles, “I was filled with new emotions as I took out the books that had accumulated within me throughout my life, one by one, as if I were uncovering hidden gems, and I was once again amazed by the talents of these great writers, and I felt grateful and happy.”
Of course, Professor Jang Young-hee does not stop at introducing literary works.
We are deeply moved by writings that naturally connect daily life with literary works and honestly explore the meaning of life, and we find ourselves thinking, "Should I read this book?"
How about taking a stroll through the forest of literature, finding love and finding your way through this newly renovated book filled with beautiful masterpieces?

Even while battling cancer, he was passionate
The late Professor Jang Young-hee, a gifted essayist

Professor Jang Young-hee of the English Literature Department at Sogang University was diagnosed with spinal cancer in the fall of 2004 and halted all activities.
However, in March 2005, he returned to the podium for the spring semester and impressed many.
Professor Jang Young-hee, who suffered from polio as a child and had impaired legs, was always passionate and positive, but it was truly a decision typical of her to resume teaching even though her cancer treatment was not yet complete.
Professor Jang Young-hee, who burned with passion for life with a strong spirit, not only resumed teaching, but also finished writing a book that imparts 'knowledge and love' to youth and adults.
She published a literary essay, "Walking through the Forest of Literature," in which she introduces numerous literary works she encountered while walking the path of an English literature scholar and explains not only the content of the works but also the meaning and message contained within them, connecting them to stories of her daily life, family, and neighbors, making them easy to understand.
It was five years since the essay collection “Only Once in My Life” was published in 2000.
This book, which was completed through repeated revisions even during cancer treatment, not only conveys the existence and meaning of literature, but also the power of literature, and provides the joy of reading literary works.

The joy of reading literary works!
A gift of knowledge and love to your loved ones!

"Walking through the Forest of Literature" is a collection of articles that appeared in the Chosun Ilbo's book column, "Forest of Literature, Sea of Classics," from 2001 until 2004, when the series was halted after being diagnosed with spinal cancer and beginning treatment.
The literary works she introduces are famous works by literary masters that every home would have at least one or two copies of on its bookshelf.
The authors of these thick literary works, as well as the main characters, content, and themes that appear in them, are naturally interwoven with Professor Jang Young-hee's own stories of pain, suffering, enlightenment, and emotion that she experienced throughout her life, and are contained in 61 pieces.

In the book's preface, Professor Jang Young-hee says, "Before critically analyzing how a work meets the criteria for a 'classic' as a literature professor, I tried to honestly write about how the work touched my heart as a reader, what emotions it gave me, and how my life was enriched by it."
So, in keeping with the original intention of starting a newspaper column series, I write with the hope that “readers will feel the urge to run to a bookstore and look through the ‘classics’ introduced in this book.”

Indeed, if we read this book as she wishes, we will feel the urge to read the classics whose titles are familiar to us but whose meaning we have not actually read, from beginning to end, and share the meaning contained within them.
The dusty books are taken out of the bookshelf one by one under the kind guidance of Professor Jang Young-hee.
Not only does it convey the 'joy of reading' by looking back on literary works such as 'Romeo and Juliet', 'The Little Prince', 'The Scarlet Letter', 'The Blue Flower', 'The Brothers Karamazov', 'The Great Gatsby', 'The Metamorphosis', and 'The Catcher in the Rye' one by one, but it also introduces poems by famous poets such as Rilke, Robert Browning, and Emily Dickinson, adding to the joy of appreciating good poetry.
It is recommended as a must-read for general knowledge that can help build intellectual literacy, and as the ultimate 'gift of knowledge and love' to convey to a loved one in this day and age when literature is increasingly neglected.

Find love in the 'Forest of Literature'.
To prove the ‘power of literature’…

“In a sense, this book is my ‘outreach.’
This is my invitation to walk together through the forest of literature, enjoy its fragrant fruits, and share my belief that this world can become a more beautiful place.
“Just as the books inside me have determined the way I think and feel, and the way I live in harmony with others, and have become the strength within me, if someone finds love and finds their way in the forest of literature through this book, and thus gains hope and courage to live more firmly, there would be no greater reward than that.” - From the author’s words

Professor Jang Young-hee, who emphasizes that “the purpose of literature is ultimately love,” conveys the messages of hope, courage, and love she discovered in the forest of literature through this book.
In particular, in the article titled “The Power of Literature” introduced in the last chapter, he confesses his feelings about stopping the serial after being diagnosed with cancer and quotes the words of William Faulkner.
“Literature teaches us how to overcome and live.” Professor Jang Young-hee concludes this book by promising to rise again, if only to prove that the “power of literature” is not merely an illusion, as she has done throughout her life with literature.
This book is filled with the meaning of life gained through literary works and through the experiences of life that the author personally experienced, saw, and heard.

GOODS SPECIFICS

- Publication date: July 15, 2022

- Format: Hardcover book binding method guide

- Page count, weight, size: 344 pages | 528g | 135*188*30mm

- ISBN13: 9788946422179

- ISBN10: 8946422173