The Columbia Anthology Of Traditional Korean Poetry

Author : Peter H. Lee
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Korean poetry
ISBN : 0231111126

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The Columbia Anthology of Traditional Korean Poetry by Peter H. Lee Pdf

With a foreword by Edward O. Wilson, this book brings together internationally known experts from the scientific, societal, and conservation policy areas who address policy responses to the problem of biodiversity loss: how to determine conservation priorities in a scientific fashion, how to weigh the long-term, often hidden value of conservation against the more immediate value of land development, the need for education in areas of rapid population growth, and how lack of knowledge about biodiversity can impede conservation efforts. United in their belief that conservation of biological diversity is a primary concern of humankind, the contributing authors address the full scope of global biodiversity and its decline -- the threatened marine life and extinction of many mammals in the modern era in relation to global patterns of development, and the implications of biodiversity loss for human health, agricultural productivity, and the economy. The Living Planet in Crisis is the result of a conference of the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.

Author : David Richard McCann
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780231111294

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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry by David Richard McCann Pdf

The only up-to-date representative gathering of Korean poetry from the twentieth century in English, this volume presents 228 poems by 34 modern Korean poets, including renowned poets such as So Chongju and Kim Chiha.

Author : Peter H. Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015004879626

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Anthology of Korean Poetry from the Earliest Era to the Present by Peter H. Lee Pdf

This is the first comprehensive anthology of Korean poetry ever published in the English language. In it Peter H. Lee, a Korean scholar, has selected and translated the verse of his country, ranging from the beginning of the Silla Dynasty, in 57 B.C., to the middle of the twentieth century. Throughout the span of the two thousand years represented here, poetry has been an essential part of Korean culture, revered as the most serious and intelligent of all the arts. The poems in this volume are rich in religious overtones and a contemplation of nature, selected for their reflection of Korean life close to the earth.

Author : David Richard McCann
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780231119474

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Early Korean Literature by David Richard McCann Pdf

Preeminent scholar and translator David R. McCann presents an anthology of his own translations of works ranging across the major genres and authors of Korean writing--stories, legends, poems, historical vignettes, and other works--and a set of critical essays on major themes. A brief history of traditional Korean literature orients the reader to the historical context of the writings, thus bringing into focus this rich literary tradition. The anthology of translations begins with the Samguk sagi, or History of the Three Kingdoms, written in 1145, and ends with "The Story of Master Hô," written in the late 1700s. Three exploratory essays of particular subtlety and lucidity raise interpretive and comparative issues that provide a creative, sophisticated framework for approaching the selections.

Author : Victor H. Mair,Mark Bender
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231526739

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The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature by Victor H. Mair,Mark Bender Pdf

In The Columbia Anthology of Chinese Folk and Popular Literature, two of the world's leading sinologists, Victor H. Mair and Mark Bender, capture the breadth of China's oral-based literary heritage. This collection presents works drawn from the large body of oral literature of many of China's recognized ethnic groups including the Han, Yi, Miao, Tu, Daur, Tibetan, Uyghur, and Kazak and the selections include a variety of genres. Chapters cover folk stories, songs, rituals, and drama, as well as epic traditions and professional storytelling, and feature both familiar and little-known texts, from the story of the woman warrior Hua Mulan to the love stories of urban storytellers in the Yangtze delta, the shaman rituals of the Manchu, and a trickster tale of the Daur people from the forests of the northeast. The Cannibal Grandmother of the Yi and other strange creatures and characters unsettle accepted notions of Chinese fable and literary form. Readers are introduced to antiphonal songs of the Zhuang and the Dong, who live among the fantastic limestone hills of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region; work and matchmaking songs of the mountain-dwelling She of Fujian province; and saltwater songs of the Cantonese-speaking boat people of Hong Kong. The editors feature the Mongolian epic poems of Geser Khan and Jangar; the sad tale of the Qeo family girl, from the Tu people of Gansu and Qinghai provinces; and local plays known as "rice sprouts" from Hebei province. These fascinating juxtapositions invite comparisons among cultures, styles, and genres, and expert translations preserve the individual character of each thrillingly imaginative work.

Author : Peter H. Lee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2003-12-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139440868

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A History of Korean Literature by Peter H. Lee Pdf

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 twenty-five 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.

Author : So-wŏl Kim
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231139724

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Azaleas by So-wŏl Kim Pdf

Available for the first time in English, Azaleas is a captivating collection of poems by a master of the early Korean modernist style. Published in 1925, Azaleas is the only collection Kim Sowol (1902-1934) produced during his brief life, yet he remains one of Korea's most beloved and well-known poets. His work is a delightful and sophisticated blend of the images, tonalities, and rhythms of traditional Korean folk songs with surprisingly modern forms and themes. Sowol is also known for his unique and sometimes unsettling perspective, expressed through loneliness, longing, and a creative use of dream imagery-a reflection of Sowol's engagement with French Symbolist poetry. Azaleas recounts the journey of a young Korean as he travels from the northern P'yongyang area near to the cosmopolitan capital of Seoul. Told through an array of voices, the poems describe the young man's actions as he leaves home, his experiences as a student and writer in Seoul, and his return north. Although considered a landmark of Korean literature, Azaleas speaks to readers from all cultures. An essay by Sowol's mentor, the poet Kim Ok, concludes the collection and provides vital insight into Sowol's work and life. This elegant translation by David R. McCann, an expert on modern Korean poetry, maintains the immediacy and richness of Sowol's work and shares with English-language readers the quiet beauty of a poet who continues to cast a powerful spell on generations of Korean readers.

Author : Peter H. Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : English poetry
ISBN : UCSC:32106001624938

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Poems from Korea by Peter H. Lee Pdf

Author : C. T. Hsia,Wai-yee Li,George Kao
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780231122665

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The Columbia Anthology of Yuan Drama by C. T. Hsia,Wai-yee Li,George Kao Pdf

This anthology features translations of ten seminal plays written during the Yuan dynasty (1279Ð1368), a period considered the golden age of Chinese theater. By turns lyrical and earthy, sentimental and ironic, Yuan drama spans a broad emotional, linguistic, and stylistic range. Combining sung arias with declaimed verses and doggerels, dialogues and mime, and jokes and acrobatic feats, Yuan drama formed a vital part of ChinaÕs culture of performance and entertainment in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. To date, few Yuan-dynasty plays have been translated into English. Well-known translators and scholars have supervised the making of this collection and add a short description to each play. A general introduction situates all selections within their cultural and historical contexts.

Author : David McCann
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780231505949

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The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry by David McCann Pdf

Korea's modern poetry is filled with many different voices and styles, subjects and views, moves and countermoves, yet it still remains relatively unknown outside of Korea itself. This is in part because the Korean language, a rich medium for poetry, has been ranked among the most difficult for English speakers to learn. The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry is the only up-to-date representative gathering of Korean poetry from the twentieth century in English, far more generous in its selection and material than previous anthologies. It presents 228 poems by 34 modern Korean poets, including renowned poets such as So Chongju and Kim Chiha.

Author : Haruo Shirane
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780231157308

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Traditional Japanese Literature by Haruo Shirane Pdf

Traditional Japanese Literature features a rich array of works dating from the very beginnings of the Japanese written language through the evolution of Japan's noted aristocratic court and warrior cultures. It contains stunning new translations of such canonical texts as The Tales of the Heike as well as works and genres previously ignored by scholars and unknown to general readers.

Author : Martha Ann Selby
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231150651

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Tamil Love Poetry by Martha Ann Selby Pdf

Dating from the early decades of the third century C.E., the Ainkurunuru is believed to be the earliest anthology of classical Tamil love poetry and known to be a work of enduring importance. Commissioned by a Cera-dynasty king and composed by five masterful poets, the anthology renders the five landscapes of reciprocal love distinctive to the genre: jealous quarreling, anxious waiting and lamentation, clandestine love before marriage, elopement and love in separation, and patient waiting after marriage. Despite its centrality to literary and intellectual traditions, the Ainkurunur.

Author : Sugawara no Takasue no Musume
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780231546829

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The Sarashina Diary by Sugawara no Takasue no Musume Pdf

A thousand years ago, a young Japanese girl embarked on a journey from deep in the countryside of eastern Japan to the capital. Forty years later, with the long account of that journey as a foundation, the mature woman skillfully created an autobiography that incorporates many moments of heightened awareness from her long life. Married at age thirty-three, she identified herself as a reader and writer more than as a wife and mother; enthralled by fiction, she bore witness to the dangers of romantic fantasy as well as the enduring consolation of self-expression. This reader’s edition streamlines Sonja Arntzen and Moriyuki Itō’s acclaimed translation of the Sarashina Diary for general readers and classroom use. This translation captures the lyrical richness of the original text while revealing its subtle structure and ironic meaning, highlighting the author’s deep concern for Buddhist belief and practice and the juxtaposition of poetic passages and narrative prose. The translators’ commentary offers insight into the author’s family and world, as well as the style, structure, and textual history of her work.

Author : Yung-Hee Kim,Jeyseon Lee
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 0824826272

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Readings in Modern Korean Literature by Yung-Hee Kim,Jeyseon Lee Pdf

Readings in Modern Korean Literature provides advanced students (those with at least four years of college-level training in Korean) with materials that will help them understand and appreciate modern Korean literary traditions as well as challenge them to use their Korean-language competence to the fullest extent. It offers the student a wide range of literary writing, including three different genres of poetry, short stories, and essays. Each piece is accompanied by a vocabulary glossary and notes, explanations of socio-cultural details, an introduction to the author, and a translation. The textbook is distinguished by a variety of exercises designed to enhance students’ proficiency in referential reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

Author : John S. Major,Sarah Queen,Andrew Meyer,Harold D. Roth
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231159807

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The Essential Huainanzi by John S. Major,Sarah Queen,Andrew Meyer,Harold D. Roth Pdf

In 2010, the editors of this volume completed the first unabridged English-language translation of the Huainanzi, opening exciting new pathways in the study of philosophy, Asian studies, political science, and Asian literature. This abridgement contains essential selections from each of the Huainanzi's twenty-one chapters and adds a new introduction and chapter descriptions. The text represents a remarkable synthesis of Daoist classics, such as the Laozi and the Zhuangzi; books associated with the Confucian tradition, such as the Changes, the Odes, and the Documents; and a range of other foundational philosophical and literary works, from the Mozi to the Hanfeizi. The abridgement preserves the Huainanzi's special rhetorical features, such as its parallel prose, verse, and unique compositional techniques. The Essential Huainanzi continues to increase awareness of this brilliant work and change our understanding of early Chinese history.