Early Korean Literature Selections and Introductions

Name: Early Korean Literature Selections and Introductions
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ISBN: 9780231505741

ISBN-10: 0231505744

ISBN-13: 9780231505741

Edition: 2000

Authors: David McCann, David McCann

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Preeminent scholar and translator David R. McCann presents an anthology of his own translations of classic works encompassing the major genres and authors of the Korean literary tradition -- stories, legends, poems, historical vignettes, and other works -- with introductory essays to aid in their understanding.

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List price: $31.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 9/14/2000
Pages: 192
Language: English



Preface


A Brief History of Korean Literature to the Nineteenth Century



An Anthology of Korean Literature


The Samguk sagi (1145)


"Song of the Oriole"


The Samguk yusa (1285)


Book 1: Tan'gun (Ancient Choson)


Book 2: The Story of Lady Suro


Book 2: Ch'oyong and Manghae Temple


Book 2: King Mu


Koryo Songs


"Would You Go?"


"Song of Green Mountains"


History as Literature: the Political and Cultural Transition from Koryo to Choson


The Sijo Exchange Between Yi Pang-won and Chong Mong-ju


The Koryosa: The History of Koryo


Book 2: The Ten Injunctions and the Death of Wang Kon


Book 117: Biographies: Chong Mong-ju


Song of the Dragons Flying to Heaven


Early Choson (1392-1598)


Sijo


Sijo Songs


"Song of the Five Friends" by Yun Son-do


Sijo by Chong Ch'ol


Sijo Ascribed to Kisaeng


Kasa


"Song to Spring" by Chong Kug-in


"Song of Longing" by Chong Ch'ol


"Song of a Humble Life" by Pak Il-lo


"Married Sorrow" by Ho Nansorhon


Hanmun: Poems and Prose in Chinese


Hansi by Yi Kyu-bo and Others


Hansi by Ho Nansorhon


Hansi by Lady Chong and Other Women


"The Story of Master Ho" by Pak Chi-won



Negotiations in Korean Literary Culture


Introduction


Ch'oyong and Manghae Temple: a Parable of Literary Negotiation


Song of the Dragons Flying to Heaven: Negotiating History


Performance and Korean Sijo Verse: Negotiating Difference


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index of Names and Titles


Subject Index