A river of Han : Eastern tragedy in a Western land : a study of Korean American literature / Stephen Joyce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Joyce, Stephen, author.

Series:

American Studies - A Monograph Series ; Volume 259

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

American literature--Korean American authors.

American literature.

American literature--Korean American authors--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg, [Germany] : Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH, 2015.

Language Note:

German

Summary:

Is there a non-Western form of tragedy? This volume argues that the Korean concept of han should be considered an Eastern tragic vision which is gaining prominence in the West through the critically acclaimed works of diasporic writers such as Nobel Prize-nominee Richard E. Kim, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, and Chang-rae Lee. Through close readings of the works of leading Korean American authors, the book explicates the philosophical, historical, and postcolonial roots of 'han' and its distinctive aesthetics in contrast to classical Western tragedy. It then examines how specific authors deploy this

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The River; 1.1 Asian American Studies; 1.2 Journey's Beginning; 2 The Whirlwind of ""Han""; 2.1 Richard E. Kim; 2.2 ""The Martyred""; 2.3 Echoes of ""Han"" in Religion and Philosophy; 2.4 ""The Innocent""; 2.5 Conclusion; 3 The Colonial World of ""Han""; 3.1 Postcolonial Theory and Homi Bhabha; 3.2 ""Lost Names""; 3.3 The ""Han"" of Lost Names; 3.4 Conclusion; 4. A Fugitive Aesthetic; 4.1 Theresa Hak Kyung Cha; 4.2 ""Dictée""; 4.3 Conclusion; 5 ""Han"" in the Interstices; 5.1 Heinz Insu Fenkl; 5.2 An Autobiographical Novel; 5.3 Camptown as Contact Zone

5.4 Autoethnography5.5 Conclusion; 6 A Labyrinth without a Centre; 6.1 Chang-rae Lee; 6.2 ""Native Speaker""; 6.3 ""A Gesture Life""; 6.4 ""Aloft""; 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Trauma, Tragedy, and ""Han""; 7.1 ""Han"" and Tragedy; 7.2 Some Characteristics and Literary Strategies of ""Han""; 7.3 The Truth of ""Han""; 8 Journey's End; Works Cited

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 22, 2015).

ISBN:

9783825375195

3825375196