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The Book of Korean Shijo / Kevin O'Rourke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Rourke, Kevin, author.
- Series:
- Harvard East Asian monographs ; 215.
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection ISBN: 9789004407077.
- Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 215
- Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poets, Korean.
- Sijo--History and criticism.
- Sijo.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2002.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The Korean genre known as "shijo" is short song lyrics. Originally meant to be sung rather than recited, these short poems are light, personal, and very often conversational. The language is simple, direct, and devoid of elaboration or ornamentation. The "shijo" poet gives a firsthand account of his personal experience of life and emotion: the rise and fall of dynasties, friendship, love, parting, the pleasures of wine, the beauty and transience of life, the inexorable advance of old age. In this anthology of translations of 612 "shijo," Kevin O'Rourke introduces the English reader to this venerable and witty style of verse. The anthology covers the entire range of "shijo" production from the tenth century to the modern era.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / Kevin O'Rourke
- Introduction / Kevin O'Rourke
- Texts and Sources / Kevin O'Rourke
- Songs from Koryŏ (918-1392) / Kevin O'Rourke
- Chosŏn Dynasty: Foundation to the Hideyoshi War (1392-1592) / Kevin O'Rourke
- Chasŏn Dynasty: After the Hideyoshi War (1592-1910) / Kevin O'Rourke
- Anonymous Songs / Kevin O'Rourke
- Chronology of the Chosŏn Dynasty Kings / Kevin O'Rourke
- Bibliography / Kevin O'Rourke
- Index of Poets / Kevin O'Rourke
- Index of First Lines / Kevin O'Rourke
- Harvard East Asian Monographs / Kevin O'Rourke.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: The Book of Korean Shijo,
- ISBN:
- 9781684173754
- 9780674008571
- OCLC:
- 605633628
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9781684173754 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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