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Early Korean Literature Paperback - 2000

by McCann, David

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  • Title Early Korean Literature
  • Author McCann, David
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Columbia University Press, New York
  • Date 2000-09-14
  • Features Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 023111947X.G
  • ISBN 9780231119474 / 023111947X
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.27 cm)
  • Reading level 1350
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Southeast Asian
  • Library of Congress subjects Korean literature, Korean literature - To 1900 - History and
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 99053800
  • Dewey Decimal Code 895.708

First line

The Samguk sagi, History of the Three Kingdoms-Silla, Paekche, and Koguryo-was written at royal request by Kim Pu-sik (1075-1151).

From the rear cover

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 Ho", 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.

About the author

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 S Chngju and Form and Freedom in Korean Poetry.