History of Modern Korean Fiction (1890-1945) - The Topography of Literary Systems and Form

This book traces the emergence of modern Korean literature and its trajectory towards the turn of the twentieth century. In examining the entanglements of literary style, form, and contemporaneous institutions, Young Min Kim illuminates an oft-overlooked period in modern Korean literary history.

List of contents

Part I: The Birth of the Modern Literary System and the Transformation of the Cultural Landscape
Chapter 1: Modern Publication Mediums and the Appearance of the Chappo (Miscellaneous News) Section and Sos¿l (Fiction)
Chapter 2: The Birth of the Modern Writer and Copyrights
Chapter 3: The Formation of Modern Readers and the Establishment of Systems for Reader-Submitted Works
Part II: The Development of Modern Narratives and Changes in Fiction's Form
Chapter 4: Changing Conceptualizations of "New Fiction" (Sin sos¿l) and their Literary Significance
Chapter 5. The Appearance of Short Stories and the Diversification of Narrative Forms
Chapter 6: The Lengthening of Narratives and the Development of Modern Long-Form Fiction (Changp'y¿n sos¿l)

About the author

Young Min Kim is former director of the Institute for the Study of Korean Modernity and professor in the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Yonsei University.

Summary

This book traces the emergence of modern Korean literature and its trajectory towards the turn of the twentieth century. In examining the entanglements of literary style, form, and contemporaneous institutions, Young Min Kim illuminates an oft-overlooked period in modern Korean literary history.

Product details

• Authors: Young Min Kim
• Assisted by: Yoo Theodore Jun (Introduction), Jooyeon Rhee (Afterword), Rachel Min Park (Translation)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781793631916
• ISBN: 978-1-79363-191-6
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Critical Studies in Korean Literature and Culture in Translation
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Korea, Asia, 20th Century, HISTORY / World, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Literature: history & criticism, Asian History, General and world history, Literature: history and criticism