A history of Korean literature / edited by Peter H. Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Peter H., 1929- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean literature--History and criticism.

Korean literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lxxvi, 580 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Summary:

This is a comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature. It provides a wealth of information for scholars, students and lovers of literature. Combining both history and criticism the study reflects the latest scholarship and offers a systematic account of the development of all genres. Consisting of twenty-five chapters, it covers twentieth-century poetry, fiction by women and the literature of North Korea. This is a major contribution to the field and a study that will stand for many years as the primary resource for studying Korean literature.

Contents:

Introduction / Peter H. Lee

Language, forms, prosody, and themes / Ho-Min Sohn, Peter H. Lee

From oral to written literature ; Hyangga ; Silla writings in Chinese ; Koryŏ songs ; Koryŏ writings in Chinese ; Early Chosŏn eulogies ; Early Chosŏn sijo ; Early Chosŏn kasa ; Late Chosŏn sijo ; Late Chosŏn kasa / Peter H. Lee

Chosŏn poetry in Chinese ; Chosŏn fiction in Chinese / Kim Hŭnggyu

Chosŏn fiction in Korean / Kim Hŭnggyu, Peter H. Lee

Pʼansori ; Fold drama / Kim Hŭnggyu

Literary criticism ; Early twentieth-century poetry / Peter H. Lee

Early twentieth-century fiction by men / Kwŏn Yŏngmin

Early twentieth-century fiction by women / Carolyn So

Late twentieth-century poetry by men / Peter H. Lee

Late twentieth-century poetry by women / Kim Chŏngnan

Late twentieth-century fiction by men / Kwŏn Yŏngmin

Late twentieth-century fiction by women / Chʼoe Yun

Literature of North Korea / Kwŏn Yŏngmin.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 512-542) and index.

ISBN:

1-316-08600-3

1-280-16153-1

0-511-12154-7

0-511-06282-6

0-511-20467-1

0-511-30752-7

0-511-48595-6

0-511-07128-0

OCLC:

252483799