Friday, July 6, 2012
Bae, Jung-Yoon : 1st assignment
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Readings in Early Korean Literature, Selections and Introductions
• Readings in Early Korean Literature, Selections and Introductions
Second Round, Week of July 9, to be completed by Sunday July 8, 6 pm
For discussion (and further notes): What do the stories seem to be about? Are there themes that connect Lady Suro with the story of Ch'ôyong and then in turn to the story of King Mu, pp. 18-24? Characters? Types? Materials? Issues? Cultural practices? Other?
What were the circumstances of the compilation itself? Who wrote the stories down? When? And can we infer, why?
Re the story of Ch'oyong and the role of women, see pp 101-122, esp the last two pp, 121-122, and the retelling of the story, 112-114. How does that get set up? Does it work, to bring the woman to center stage?
Hyun Kim raised a set of Questions re 단심가. I'd note additionally p 32 in EKP for the two sijo, 145-147 for more on the two sijo, pp 38-40 for the 고려사 account of Cheong's death at the hands of T'aejong, and 145-147 for more on the sijo and the phrase 일편단심 in the Story of Ch'unhyang.
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