What Is Korean Literature? | Institute of East Asian Studies Publications

What Is Korean Literature? | Institute of East Asian Studies Publications





What Is Korean Literature?
(KRM 37)
Youngmin Kwon, Bruce Fulton
Publication date: 2020

ISBN-13 (print): 978-1-55729-186-8
ISBN-10 (print): 1-55729-186-1
ISBN-13 (e-book): 978-1-55729-187-5
Series: All (Full Catalog), Korea Research Monographs


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This volume outlines the major developments, characteristics, genres, and figures of the Korean literary tradition. It includes examples, in English translation, of each of the genres and works by several of the major figures discussed in the text. Both the classical and modern periods are covered.


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What Is Korean Literature? (KRM 37)


Preface vii
What Is Korean Literature? xi
PART I: CLASSICAL LITERATURE
1 Introduction to Classical Literature 3
2 Verse 7
3 Narrative 25
4 Literature in Classical Chinese 65
5 Oral Literature 85
PART II: MODERN LITERATURE
6 Introduction to Modern Literature 101
7 Poetry 108
8 Fiction 144
9 Drama 195
10 Into the New World: Literature of the Late Twentieth
and Early Twenty-first Centuries 227
Bibliography 283
Glossary 287
Index of Names 303
Index of Titles of Literary Works 309