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.

Introduction
Language, forms, prosody and themes
From oral to written literature
Hyanngga
Silla writings in Chinese
Koryo songs
Koryo writings in Chinese
Early Chson eulogies
Early Choson sijo
Early Choson kasa
Late Choson sijo
Late Choson kasa
Choson poetry in Chinese
Choson fiction in Korean
P'ansori
Literary criticism
Early twentieth-century poetry
Early twentieth-century ficiton by men
Early twentieth-century fiction by women
Late twentieth-century poetry by men
Late twentieth-century poetry by women
Late twentieth-century fiction by men
Late twentieth-century fiction by women
Literature of North Korea
Bibliography
Index
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A History of Korean Literature

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