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The textbook examines the evolution of the ethnic image of Korea in Western travel literature from an imagological perspective. The author explains the influence of political ideology, scientific paradigm, philosophical thought, and literary trends of specific epochs on the construction of the image of Korea in the discourse of travel. The author proves the intertextual nature of literary tropes of the travel discourse and identifies the primary sources of the formation of textual traditions of Korea's representation. The Ukrainian translations of the original texts are presented chronologically.

The publication is intended for students of Oriental philology, literary comparative studies, postcolonial studies, literary history, etc. as well as for postgraduate students, teachers, and researchers.