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Letter to Yi Ŭngt'ae
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- zahlman 2y agoThe important parts are near the end (I would otherwise have wondered how the article passed Wikipedia's notability standards): > The letter is seen as having historical value. ...[Some phrasing] reflects the relatively equal social status of wives during [the late 16th century].... Lee is also believed to have been living with his wife's family at the time, which was then common practice. This later became uncommon and frowned upon....[5][1] > Strong expressions of emotion were frowned upon by the Korean Confucian elite. The letter was almost certainly meant to be private.[15] > The letter is now widely known in South Korea.[11]