Classical Writings of Korean Women

Classical Writings of Korean Women PDF

Author: Kim Keum-Won & Others

Publisher: Literature Translation Institute of Korea

Published: 2016-12-30

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13:

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This work is a collection of essays travelogues written by women during the Joseon Dynasty(1392-1910). The work ranges from a eulogy for a broken needle to a travelogue describing various trips to scenic spots on the Korean peninsula, including to the Keum-Gang Mountains. Now available in English, this collection gives us a sampler of pre-modern women’s literature of Korea.

Creative Women of Korea: The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries

Creative Women of Korea: The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries PDF

Author: Young-Key Kim-Renaud

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-02-24

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 1317473655

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This book introduces important contributions in the humanities by a select group of traditional and modern Korean women, from the 15th through the 20th centuries. The literary and artistic works of these women are considered Korean classics, and the featured artists and writers range from a queen, to a courtesan, to a Buddhist nun, to unknown women of Korea. Although women's works were generally meant only to circulate among women, these creative expressions have caught the attention of literary and artistic connoisseurs. By bringing them to light, the book seeks to demonstrate how Korean women have tried to give their lives meaning over the ages through their very diverse, yet common artistic responses to the details and drama of everyday life in Confucian Korea. The stories of these women and their work give us glimpses of their personal views on culture, aesthetics, history, society, politics, morality, and more.

An Introduction to Classical Korean Literature: From Hyangga to P'ansori

An Introduction to Classical Korean Literature: From Hyangga to P'ansori PDF

Author: Kichung Kim

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-09-16

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1315285150

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This work provides an introduction to some of the most important and representative genres of classical Korean literature. Coverage includes: Samguk sagi and samguk yusa as literature; Kunmong and Unyongchon; the lyricism of Koryo songs; and the literature of Chosen Dynasty Women.

Wayfarer

Wayfarer PDF

Author: Bruce Fulton

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Eight stories by Korean writers. In The Last of Hanak O, the male narrator muses on why he is both drawn to and frightened by a college girlfriend, in Almaden, a Korean immigrant to New York tries to understand her obsession with a customer to her liquor store, and Scarlet Fingernails is on a family's reaction to a Communist defector.

Korean Classical Literature

Korean Classical Literature PDF

Author: Chung Chong-Wha

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-10-24

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 1317793307

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First published in 1989. This is a collection of essays, excerpts of Korean classical literature including areas of romance, and selected work of Park Jiwon. Samsolgi is a collection of nine allegorical stories in three volumes, and works to stimulate the imagination.

Representations of Femininity in Contemporary South Korean Women's Literature

Representations of Femininity in Contemporary South Korean Women's Literature PDF

Author: Joanna Elfving-Hwang

Publisher: Global Oriental

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9004212884

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This book discusses perceptions of ‘femininity’ in contemporary South Korea and the extent to which fictional representations in South Korean women’s fiction of the 1990s challenges the enduring association of the feminine with domesticity, docility and passivity.

Questioning Minds

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Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2009-10-15

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 0824833953

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Available for the first time in English, the ten short stories by modern Korean women collected here touch in one way or another on issues related to gender and kinship politics. All of the protagonists are women who face personal crises or defining moments in their lives as gender-marked beings in a Confucian, patriarchal Korean society. Their personal dreams and values have been compromised by gender expectations or their own illusions about female existence. They are compelled to ask themselves "Who am I?" "Where am I going?" "What are my choices?" Each story bears colorful and compelling testimony to the life of the heroine. Some of the stories celebrate the central character’s breakaway from the patriarchal order; others expose sexual inequality and highlight the struggle for personal autonomy and dignity. Still others reveal the abrupt awakening to mid-life crises and the seasoned wisdom that comes with accepting the limits of old age. The stories are arranged in chronological order, from the earliest work by Korea’s first modern woman writer in 1917 to stories that appeared in 1995—approximately one from each decade. Most of the writers presented are recognized literary figures, but some are lesser-known voices. The introduction presents a historical overview of traditions of modern Korean women’s fiction, situating the selected writers and their stories in the larger context of Korean literature. Each story is accompanied by a biographical note on the author and a brief critical analysis. A selected bibliography is provided for further reading and research. Questioning Minds marks a departure from existing translations of Korean literature in terms of its objectives, content, and format. As such it will contribute to the growth of Korean studies, increasing the availability of material for teaching Korean literature in English, and stimulate readership of its writers beyond the confines of the peninsula.

Writing Women in Korea

Writing Women in Korea PDF

Author: Theresa Hyun

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2003-09-30

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0824843541

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Writing Women in Korea explores the connections among translation, new forms of writing, and new representations of women in Korea from the early 1900s to the late 1930s. It examines shifts in the way translators handled material pertaining to women, the work of women translators of the time, and the relationship between translation and the original works of early twentieth-century Korean women writers. The book opens with an outline of the Chosôn period (1392-1910), when a vernacular writing system was invented, making it possible to translate texts into Korean--in particular, Chinese writings reinforcing official ideals of feminine behavior aimed at women. The legends of European heroines and foreign literary works (such as those by Ibsen) translated at the beginning of the twentieth century helped spur the creation of the New Woman (Sin Yôsông) ideal for educated women of the 1920s and 1930s. The role of women translators is explored, as well as the scope of their work and the constraints they faced as translators. Finally, the author relates the writing of Kim Myông-Sun, Pak Hwa-Sông, and Mo Yun-Suk to new trends imported into Korea through translation. She argues that these women deserve recognition for not only their creation of new forms of writing, but also their contributions to Korea’s emerging sense of herself as a modern and independent nation.

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