This groundbreaking anthology, edited by the veteran scholar who
founded the field of Korean literature in the West, offers a
representative selection from the four major genres of native
Korean poetry: the Silla songs known as "hyangga," Koryo songs,
"sijo," and kasa. The performance of oral songs was central to the
religious life of ancient Koreans, and their passion for song and
poetry is as evident in these texts today as it was to the earliest
Chinese observers. Therefore, in addition to such classics as the
"Songs of Flying Dragons," the great eulogy-cycle compiled from
1445 to 1447, the volume also includes folk songs and shamanist
narrative songs. Within each genre works are arranged
chronologically so that the reader can trace artistic developments
over time. The translations, many commissioned especially for this
volume, have been prepared by distinguished scholars and literary
translators and are fully annotated, making them ideal for use in
the classroom.
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