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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 theSamguk 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.

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CONTENTS
PREFACE = xi
A BRIEF HISTORY OF KOREAN LITERATURE TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY = 1
PART 1 : AN ANTHOLOGY OF KOREAN LITERATURE = 11
  The Samguk sagi(1145) = 13
    "Song of the Oriole" = 14
  The Samguk yusa(1285) = 15
    Book 1 : Tan'gun(Ancient Chos o ˘ n) = 16
    Book 2 : The Story of Lady Suro = 18
    Book 2 : Ch' o ˘ yong and Manghae Temple = 20
    Book 2 : King Mu = 23
  Kory o ˘ Songs = 25
    "Would You Go?" = 26
    "Song of Green Mountains" = 27
  HISTORY AS LITERATURE : THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSITION FROM KORY O ˘ TO CHOS O ˘ N = 29
    The Sijo Exchange Between Yi Pang-w o ˘ n and Ch o ˘ ng Mong-ju = 32
    The Kory o ˘ sa : The History of Kory o ˘ = 33
      Book 2 : The Ten Injunctions and the Death of Wang K o ˘ n = 33
      Book 117 : Biographies : Ch o ˘ ng Mong-ju = 38
    Song of the Dragons Flying to Heaven = 41
  EARLY CHOS O ˘ N(1392-1598) = 47
    Sijo = 47
      Sijo Songs = 48
      "Song of the Five Friends" / by Yun S o ˘ n-do = 51
      Sijo / by Ch o ˘ ng Ch' o ˘ l = 53
      Sijo Ascribed to Kisaeng = 55
    Kasa = 58
      "Song to Spring" / by Ch o ˘ ng K u ˘ g-in = 59
      "Song of Longing" / by Ch o ˘ ng Ch' o ˘ l = 62
      "Song of a Humble Life" / by Pak Il-lo = 66
      "Married Sorrow" / by H o ˘ Nans o ˘ rh o ˘ n = 71
    Hanmun : Poems and Prose in Chinese = 75
      Hansi / by Yj Kyu-bo and Others = 79
      Hansi / by H o ˘ Nans o ˘ rh o ˘ n = 83
      Hansi / by Lady Ch o ˘ ng and Other Women = 85
      "The Story of Master H o ˘ " / by Pak Chi-w o ˘ n = 86
PART 2 : NEGOTIATIONS IN KOREAN LITERARY CULTURE = 97
  INTRODUCTION = 99
  CH' O ˘ YONG AND MANGHAE TEMPLE : A PARABLE OF LITERARY NEGOTIATION = 101
  SONG OF THE DRAGONS FLYING TO HEAVEN : NEGOTIATING HISTORY = 123
  PERFORMANCE AND KOREAN SIJO VERSE : NEGOTIATING DIFFERENCE = 139
  CONCLUSION = 159
NOTES = 163
BIBLIOGRAPHY = 175
INDEX OF NAMES AND TITLES = 177
SUBJECT INDEX = 183