Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Preface XVII
4. Introduction XIX
5. Three Kingdoms and Unified Silla (57 B.C.-A.D. 935)
6. FOUNDATION MYTHS 3
7. OLD KOREAN POETRY: HYANGGA 17
8. BIOGRAPHIES 22
9. POETRY IN CHINESE 37
10. Koryŏ Dynasty (918-1392)
11. KORYŎ SONGS: CHANGGA 43
12. PROSE ESSAYS 51
13. POETRY IN CHINESE 58
14. POEMS IN CHINESE BY ZEN MASTERS 66
15. Yi Dynasty (1392-1910)
16. SONGS OF FLYING DRAGONS (1445-1447) 73
17. EARLY YI ROMANCE 79
18. SIJO, I 92
19. PROSE PORTRAITS 101
20. KASA, I 104
21. A TALE OF ADVENTURE 119
22. POETRY IN CHINESE, I 148
23. LATER YI ROMANCE 161
24. SIJO, II 177
25. KASA, II 192
26. SATIRICAL STORIES 212
27. WOMEN WRITERS 237
28. THE ART OF THE SINGER: P'ANSORI 252
29. SASŎL SIJO 285
30. POETRY in CHINESE, II 290
31. Glossary 295
32. Bibliography 305
33. Index 311