Korean Vernacular Story - Telling Tales of Contemporary Choson in Sinographic Writing

Si Nae Park examines how the culture of Chos¿n Seoul gave rise to a new vernacular literary form (yadam), anonymously and unofficially circulating tales. She focuses on the collection Repeatedly Recited Stories of the East, which was written in a new medium in which Literary Sinitic is hybridized with the vernacular realities of Chos¿n society.

Sommario

Acknowledgments
A Note to the Reader
Introduction
1. The Compiler: A Marginalized Yangban at the Center of the Chosŏn Cultural Scene
2. The Narrative World: A Window Into the Zeitgeist of Contemporary Chosŏn at Large
3. The Language: Articulating in the Language of the Here and Now
4. The Text in Motion: The Circulation of the Tongp’ae naksong and the Rise of Yadam in the Chosŏn Manuscript Context
Coda
Appendix A: The Original Text and Translation of “The Biography of No, the Clumsy Old Man”
Appendix B: A Translation of “The Story of a Slave Girl from Chirye”
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Info autore

Si Nae Park is associate professor of East Asian languages and civilizations at Harvard University.

Riassunto

Si Nae Park examines how the culture of Choson Seoul gave rise to a new vernacular literary form (yadam), anonymously and unofficially circulating tales. She focuses on the collection Repeatedly Recited Stories of the East, which was written in a new medium in which Literary Sinitic is hybridized with the vernacular realities of Choson society.

Testo aggiuntivo

The first full-length examination of the yadam genre, The Korean Vernacular Story examines the literary and social milieu in late Chosŏn Seoul. Using meticulous research, Park forms arguments that will certainly serve as the foundation for further research.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Si Nae Park, Park Si Nae
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780231195423
• ISBN: 978-0-231-19542-3
• Pagine: 328
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Korea, Asia, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Alphabets & Writing Systems, HISTORY / Asia / Korea, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Korean, Asian History, Writing systems, alphabets, Korean history