Song of the Dragons Flying to Heaven

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. A BRIEF HISTORY OF KOREAN LITERATURE TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 1
5. Part 1. An Anthology of Korean Literature
6. The Samguk sagi (1145) 13
7. The Samguk yusa (1285) 15
8. Koryǒ Songs 25
9. HISTORY AS LITERATURE: THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL TRANSITION FROM KORYŎ TO CHOSŎN
10. Introduction 29
11. The Sijo Exchange Between Yi Pang-Wǒn and Chǒng Mong-Ju 32
12. The Koryǒsa: The History of Koryǒ 33
13. Song of the Dragons Flying to Heaven 41
14. EARLY CHOSŎN (1392 - 1598)
15. Sijo 47
16. Kasa 58
17. Hanmun: Poems and Prose in Chinese 75
18. Part 2. Negotiations in Korean Literature
19. INTRODUCTION 99
20. CH’Ŏ YONG AND MANGHAE TEMPLE: A PARABLE OF LITERARY NEGOTIATION 101
21. SONG OF THE DRAGONS FLYING TO HEAVEN: NEGOTIATING HISTORY 123
22. PERFORMANCE AND KOREAN SIJO VERSE: NEGOTIATING DIFFERENCE 139
23. CONCLUSION 159
24. Notes 163
25. Bibliography 175
26. Index of Names and Titles 177
27. Subject Index 183