The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry / Peter Lee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Peter, editor.

Series:

Translations from the Asian classics.

Translations from the Asian Classics

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 358 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2003]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This groundbreaking anthology, edited by the veteran scholar who founded the field of Korean literature in the West, offers a representative selection from the four major genres of native Korean poetry: the Silla songs known as hyangga, Koryo songs, sijo, and kasa. The performance of oral songs was central to the religious life of ancient Koreans, and their passion for song and poetry is as evident in these texts today as it was to the earliest Chinese observers. Therefore, in addition to such classics as the Songs of Flying Dragons, the great eulogy-cycle compiled from 1445 to 1447, the volume also includes folk songs and shamanist narrative songs. Within each genre works are arranged chronologically so that the reader can trace artistic developments over time. The translations, many commissioned especially for this volume, have been prepared by distinguished scholars and literary translators and are fully annotated, making them ideal for use in the classroom.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CONTRIBUTORS

CLASSICAL POETRY

INTRODUCTION

HYANGGA

KORYŎ SONGS

SONGS OF FLYING DRAGONS

SIJO

SASŎL SIJO

KASA

POETRY IN CHINESE

FOLK SONGS

SHAMANIST NARRATIVE SONGS

INDEX OF AUTHORS

INDEX OF FIRST LINES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Backmatter

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9780231533874

023153387X

OCLC:

979573844