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Modern Korean Drama: An Anthology
Richard Nichols (Ed.)
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Description for Modern Korean Drama: An Anthology
Hardback. Editor(s): Nichols, Richard. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: DD; DQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 612.
Carefully selected and represented, the plays in this collection showcase both the fantastic and the realistic innovations of Korean dramatists during a time of rapid social and historical change. Stretching from 1962 to 2004, these seven works tackle major subjects, such as the close of the Choson dynasty and the aftermath of the Korean War, while delving into trenchant cultural issues, such as the marginalization of students who rebel against mainstream education and the role of traditional values in a materialistic society. Longtime scholar of Korea and its vibrant, politically acute theater, Richard Nichols opens with a general overview of ... Read more
Carefully selected and represented, the plays in this collection showcase both the fantastic and the realistic innovations of Korean dramatists during a time of rapid social and historical change. Stretching from 1962 to 2004, these seven works tackle major subjects, such as the close of the Choson dynasty and the aftermath of the Korean War, while delving into trenchant cultural issues, such as the marginalization of students who rebel against mainstream education and the role of traditional values in a materialistic society. Longtime scholar of Korea and its vibrant, politically acute theater, Richard Nichols opens with a general overview of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231149464
SKU
V9780231149464
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About Richard Nichols (Ed.)
Richard Nichols is emeritus professor of theater at Penn State University. A senior Fulbright research scholar in Seoul from 2002 to 2003, Nichols has taught at Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, and the Korean National University of the Arts. He has published numerous articles on Korean theater and is the cotranslator of Four Contemporary Korean Plays by Lee Yun-Taek.
Reviews for Modern Korean Drama: An Anthology
Modern Korean Drama is a long overdue publication for English-speaking readers. These plays, as the editor rightly claims, are truly representative of modern Korean drama written by Korean writers and presented for Korean audiences. Subject matter is drawn from Korean history, culture, wars, and more, yet they are written under the influence of diverse past theaters-traditional Korean performing arts, Western-influenced ... Read more