Early Korean Literature: Selections and Introductions

David McCann

Published by Columbia University Press 2000

Early Korean Literature

Selections and Introductions

David McCann

https://doi.org/10.7312/mcca11946

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About this book

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.

Preeminent scholar and translator David R. McCann presents an anthology of his own translations of works ranging across the major genres and authors of Korean writing—stories, legends, poems, historical vignettes, and other works—and a set of critical essays on major themes.

A brief history of traditional Korean literature orients the reader to the historical context of the writings, thus bringing into focus this rich literary tradition. The anthology of translations begins with the Samguk sagi, or History of the Three Kingdoms, written in 1145, and ends with "The Story of Master Hô," written in the late 1700s. Three exploratory essays of particular subtlety and lucidity raise interpretive and comparative issues that provide a creative, sophisticated framework for approaching the selections.

Author / Editor information

David R. McCann is Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. His publications include Selected Poems of Sô Chôngju and Form and Freedom in Korean Poetry.

Reviews

Robert J. Fouser:
Early Korean Literature presents a provocative theory of the role of 'literary culture' in Korean literature.

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Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
A BRIEF HISTORY OF KOREAN LITERATURE TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. An Anthology of Korean Literature
The Samguk sagi (1145) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
The Samguk yusa (1285) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
Koryǒ Songs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
HISTORY AS LITERATURE: THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSITION FROM KORYŎ TO CHOSŎN
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
The Sijo Exchange Between Yi Pang-Wǒn and Chǒng Mong-Ju Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
The Koryǒsa: The History of Koryǒ Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Song of the Dragons Flying to Heaven Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
EARLY CHOSŎN (1392 - 1598)
Sijo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
Kasa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
Hanmun: Poems and Prose in Chinese Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
Part 2. Negotiations in Korean Literature
INTRODUCTION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
CH’Ŏ YONG AND MANGHAE TEMPLE: A PARABLE OF LITERARY NEGOTIATION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
SONG OF THE DRAGONS FLYING TO HEAVEN: NEGOTIATING HISTORY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	123
PERFORMANCE AND KOREAN SIJO VERSE: NEGOTIATING DIFFERENCE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Index of Names and Titles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 192

eBook

Published: September 14, 2000
ISBN: 9780231505741