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The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry
Peter Lee (Ed.)
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Description for The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry
Paperback. This anthology offers a representative selection from the four major genres of native Korean poetry: the Silla songs known as hyangga, Koryo songs, sijo, and kasa. The volume also includes "Songs of Flying Dragons", the great eulogy-cycle compiled from 1445-1447. Editor(s): Lee, Peter H. Series: Translations from the Asian Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 224 x 20. Weight in Grams: 544.
This groundbreaking anthology, edited by the veteran scholar who founded the field of Korean literature in the West, offers a representative selection from the four major genres of native Korean poetry: the Silla songs known as hyangga, Koryo songs, sijo, and kasa. The performance of oral songs was central to the religious life of ancient Koreans, and their passion for song and poetry is as evident in these texts today as it was to the earliest Chinese observers. Therefore, in addition to such classics as the Songs of Flying Dragons, the great eulogy-cycle compiled from 1445 to 1447, the volume ... Read more
This groundbreaking anthology, edited by the veteran scholar who founded the field of Korean literature in the West, offers a representative selection from the four major genres of native Korean poetry: the Silla songs known as hyangga, Koryo songs, sijo, and kasa. The performance of oral songs was central to the religious life of ancient Koreans, and their passion for song and poetry is as evident in these texts today as it was to the earliest Chinese observers. Therefore, in addition to such classics as the Songs of Flying Dragons, the great eulogy-cycle compiled from 1445 to 1447, the volume ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
Translations from the Asian Classics
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231111133
SKU
V9780231111133
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About Peter Lee (Ed.)
Peter H. Lee is professor of Korean and comparative literature in the department of East Asian languages and cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author or editor of numerous books about and translations of Korean literature and history, including Sourcebook of Korean Civilization (Columbia, 1997).
Reviews for The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry
The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry refreshingly builds in particular on oral lyrical tradition, customarily marginalized as peripheral in the canonical scheme of Korean literature... [It] is a valuable new resource for serious study in Korean poetic tradition.
Chan E. Park Journal of Asian Studies [A] Groundbreaking anthology.
Dr. Yearn Hong Choi The Washington Times [A] ground ... Read more
Chan E. Park Journal of Asian Studies [A] Groundbreaking anthology.
Dr. Yearn Hong Choi The Washington Times [A] ground ... Read more