A History of Korean Literature - Softcover

Lee, Peter H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521100658 ISBN 13: 9780521100656

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

This comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature provides essential information for scholars and students as well as others. Combining history and criticism, the study reflects the latest scholarship and includes an account of the development of all genres. In 25 chapters, it covers twentieth-century poetry, fiction by women, and the literature of North Korea. It will be a major contribution to the field and a study that will remain for many years the primary resource for studying Korean literature.

About this title

Book Description:

This is a comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature. It provides a wealth of information for scholars, students and lovers of literature. Combining both history and criticism, the study reflects the latest scholarship and offers a systematic account of the development of all genres. Consisting of 25 chapters, it covers twentieth-century poetry, fiction by women, and the literature of North Korea. This is a major contribution to the field and a study that will stand for many years as the primary resource for studying Korean literature.

About the Author:

Peter Lee is Professor of Korean and Comparative Literature at The University of California Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books on Korean literature and civilisation, including the two-volume Sourcebook of Korean Civilisation (1993-1993), The Columbia Anthology of Korean Literature (2002) and Myths of Korea (2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521100658
• ISBN 13: 9780521100656
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 660