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Eastern Sentiments
T´aejun Yi
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Description for Eastern Sentiments
Hardback. Translator(s): Poole, Janet. Series: Weatherhead Books on Asia. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 454.
The Confucian gentleman scholars of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) often published short anecdotes exemplifying their values and aesthetic concerns. In modern Seoul one scholar in particular would excel at adapting this style to a contemporary readership: Yi T'aejun. Yi T'aejun was a prolific and influential writer of colonial Korea and an acknowledged master of the short story and essay. He also wrote numerous novels and was an influential editor of cultural news. Born in northern Korea in 1904, Yi T'aejun settled in Seoul after a restless youth that included several years of study in Japan. In 1946, he moved ... Read more
The Confucian gentleman scholars of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) often published short anecdotes exemplifying their values and aesthetic concerns. In modern Seoul one scholar in particular would excel at adapting this style to a contemporary readership: Yi T'aejun. Yi T'aejun was a prolific and influential writer of colonial Korea and an acknowledged master of the short story and essay. He also wrote numerous novels and was an influential editor of cultural news. Born in northern Korea in 1904, Yi T'aejun settled in Seoul after a restless youth that included several years of study in Japan. In 1946, he moved ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Series
Weatherhead Books on Asia
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231149440
SKU
V9780231149440
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About T´aejun Yi
Janet Poole teaches Korean literature in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto. She has translated the works of many writers from colonial Korea.
Reviews for Eastern Sentiments
An elegy for a literature that is disappearing. Korea Herald Well worth a thorough read by those interested in colonial and modern Korean literature.The Journal of Asian Studies
Kelly Y. Jeong The Journal of Asian Studies The field of Korean Studies is indebted to Janet Poole for setting a new standard of literary translation and analysis.Korean Studies Review
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Kelly Y. Jeong The Journal of Asian Studies The field of Korean Studies is indebted to Janet Poole for setting a new standard of literary translation and analysis.Korean Studies Review
... Read more