| Anthology of Korean Literature: From Early Times to Nineteenth Century Contributor(s): Lee, Peter H. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0824807391 ISBN-13: 9780824807399 Publisher: University of Hawaii Press OUR PRICE: $85.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1981 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - General - History | Asia - Korea - Poetry | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 895.708 |
| LCCN: 81069567 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Series: UNESCO Collection of Representative Works: Japanese |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.44 lbs) 342 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This books offers a comprehensive sampling of the major genres of poetry and prose written from about A.D. 600 to the end of the nineteenth century. The book contains a dazzling array of myths and legends, essays and biographies, love poems and Zen poems, satirical tales and tales of wonder, stories of adventure and of heroism, as well as quieter works treating the farmer's works and days and the pleasures and sorrows of the simple life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lee, Peter H.: - Peter H. Lee is professor emeritus of Korean and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. |