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Korean Sinitic Poetry from Ancient Times to 1945: Si in the East
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Korean Sinitic Poetry from Ancient Times to 1945: Si
in the East offers a ground-breaking introduction to the oral performative aspect of Korean Sinitic poetry (
hansi 漢詩). The anthology introduces 51 representative works of Korean Sinitic poetry from the 9th to early 20th century including 9 by women poets.
Each poem is discussed with ample notes on allusions and expressions, sounds and verbal glossing ( hyŏnt’o), and commentaries that look beyond the geographical boundary of Korea.
Overview essays offer cultural and literary history in a broader East Asian context, and detailed linguistic guides emphasize the musicality and orality of this treasured literary tradition.
Each poem is discussed with ample notes on allusions and expressions, sounds and verbal glossing ( hyŏnt’o), and commentaries that look beyond the geographical boundary of Korea.
Overview essays offer cultural and literary history in a broader East Asian context, and detailed linguistic guides emphasize the musicality and orality of this treasured literary tradition.
Ji-Eun Lee, Ph.D. (Harvard, 2006) is Associate Professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Her publications include
Women Pre-Scripted: Forging Modern Roles through Korean Print (2015) and the translation of
I Met Loh Kiwan (by Cho Haejin, trans. 2019), both from University of Hawai‘i Press.
Jang Wu Lee is Professor Emeritus at Yeongnam University, South Korea.
David R. McCann is Professor Emeritus at Harvard University.
Jang Wu Lee is Professor Emeritus at Yeongnam University, South Korea.
David R. McCann is Professor Emeritus at Harvard University.
Universities and libraries with departments and collections on East Asian literature, and world poetry/literature; also general readers with interest in East Asian poetry or Korean and Chinese languages.