Record of Lady Sa's Southward Journey

Record of Lady Sa’s Southward Journey, also called Lady Sa’s Journey To The South, or Sa sshi namjŏn ki, is an 18th-century Korean novel by Kim Man-jung set in the Ming dynasty of China.[1]

It was written in the eighteenth-century during the Joseon dynasty under the reign of King Sukjong. The novel is set in Ming dynasty of China. Unlike most works of unknown authorship, the novel has been attributed to a single author.[2][3][4][5]

Main characters
  • Lady Sa

The main protagonist in the novel. She is the loyal and virtuous wife of Master Yu. Married to Master Yu for nine years, but unable to bear any children.

  • Master Yu

A scholar and Lady Sa’s husband who then becomes Lady Kyo’s husband.

  • Lady Kyo

The second wife of Master Yu. She is envious of Lady Sa’s position as the first wife and went to great lengths in order to secure that same position. She gave birth to Master Yu’s only child, a son. She then however kills her son in order to frame Lady Sa.

Influence on arts and pop culture
  • It is referenced in Record of Youth when Park So-dam’s character tells Park Bo-gum’s character that the only Sa she’s ever heard about is Lady Sa from the Record of Lady Sa’s Southward Journey.

See also

References
  1. Montgomery, Charles (October 23, 2016). "Heroes, Fantasies, and Families: What Went Into the First Korean Novels?". Los Angeles Review Of Books.
  2. Montgomery, Charles (February 2, 2016). "Korean Literature in Translation – CHAPTER FIVE: Classical Novels". Literature in Translation.
  3. Chong, Byong-Wuk (August 16, 2019). "Korean literature". Britannica.
  4. "Record of Lady Sa's Southward Journey". June 6, 2015.
  5. Lee, Seung-Ah (March 28, 2017). "Lady Sa's Journey to the South". Korean Literature Now.
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