A History of Korean Literature

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; 1. Language, forms, prosody and themes Ho-Min Sohn and Peter H. Lee; 2. From oral to written literature Peter H. Lee; 3. Hyanngga Peter H. Lee; 4. Silla writings in Chinese Peter H. Lee; 5. Koryo songs Peter H. Lee; 6. Koryo writings in Chinese Peter H. Lee; 7. Early Choson eulogies Peter H. Lee; 8. Early Choson sijo Peter H. Lee; 9. Early Choson kasa Peter H. Lee; 10. Late Choson sijo Peter H. Lee; 11. Late Choson kasa Peter H. Lee; 12. Choson poetry in Chinese Kim Hunggyu; 13. Choson fiction in Chinese Kim Hunggyu; 14. Choson fiction in Korean Kim Hunggyu and Peter H. Lee; 15. P’ansori Kim Hunggyu; 16. Folk drama Kim Hunggyu; 17. Literary criticism Peter H. Lee; 18. Early twentieth-century poetry Peter H. Lee; 19. Early twentieth-century fiction by men Kwon Yongmin; 20. Early twentieth-century fiction by women Carolyn So; 21. Late twentieth-century poetry by men Peter H. Lee; 22. Late twentieth-century poetry by women Kim Chongnan; 23. Late twentieth-century fiction by men Kwon Yongmin; 24. Late twentieth-century fiction by women Ch’oe Yun; 25. Literature of North Korea Kwon Yongmin; Bibliography; Index.