Abstract
The Three Kingdoms of Korea refer to the ancient kingdoms of Goguryeo, Baekje and Silla, which dominated the Korean Peninsula and parts of Manchuria from 57 AD until Silla's conquest of Goguryeo in 668. Translated from classical Chinese by Miriam Lowensteinova and Marek Zemanek, it is a milestone for Korean studies in Czech. "Samguk Yusa," the oldest preserved unofficial Korean chronicle and a treasure of Korean literature of the 13th century, known as one of the most remarkable books that has ever been written in Korea.
Published in 1281, it contains myths, historical stories, anecdotes of kings and eminent monks. Its author, Buddhist monk Iryeon, wrote the book in an amusing way that it could speak even to the postmodern European reader.