{"product_id":"early-korean-literature-david-mccann-9780231119474","title":"Early Korean Literature: Selections and Introductions","description":"\u003cp\u003ePreeminent 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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 \u003ci\u003eSamguk sagi, \u003c\/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eHistory of the Three Kingdoms, \u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David McCann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023111947X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231119474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"David McCann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119478468863,"sku":"9780231119474","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1659cd69-dc68-45d7-a977-fa2cf3af4107.jpg?v=1687409564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/early-korean-literature-david-mccann-9780231119474","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}