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Poems from Korea: From the Earliest Era to the Present (Routledge Library Editions: Korean Studies) - Hardcover

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9780367279240: Poems from Korea: From the Earliest Era to the Present (Routledge Library Editions: Korean Studies)
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ISBN 10: 036727924X ISBN 13: 9780367279240
Publisher: Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

The Koreans, according to the Chinese chronicles, are ‘the people who enjoy singing and dancing’ and who regaled their gods with dance and song. Since then poetry has been an essential part of Korean life and has been regarded as the highest of the arts. In this first comprehensive anthology of Korean poetry in English, first published in 1974, Peter Lee has selected and translated a wide variety of poems ranging from the Silla Dynasty in 57 BC to the middle of the twentieth century. The poems chosen reflect not only the native Korean tradition, but also the great tradition of Chinese poetry. They often possess a deep lyrical quality, many are rich in religious overtones or derive their beauty from contemplation of nature and through many of the poems runs the feeling of the closeness of Korean life to the earth.

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Peter H. Lee

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
036727924X
ISBN 13 
9780367279240
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
198
Editor
Lee Peter H.
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