2017-1 Critical Reading of Korean Classics II 韓國古典의 理解

About the Course

• Course Title: Critical Reading of Korean Classics II
• Professor: Shin Jeong-su[text@aks.ac.kr]
• Classroom: Room 202

• Description:

This is a comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature from its inception and the establishment of a royal Confucian academy in the seventh century, through a period during which most literature in Korea was written in Chinese and the subsequent invention of the Korean alphabet in 1443–1444, to the present day. It provides a wealth of information for scholars, students, and lovers of literature. Combining both history and criticism, the study reflects the latest scholarship and offers a systematic account of the development of all genres.

• Course Material:

∙ Peter H. Lee. A History of Korean Literature. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003. ∙ http://www.seelotus.com/frame_g.htm

Sessions

No	Lecture	Texts
1	A History of Korean Literature	Summary
2	Introduction (pp. 1-14)
3	Chap.1. Language, forms, prosody, and themes (pp. 15-51)	[ ] [ ]
4	Chap. 2. From oral to written literature (pp.52-66)	[ ]
5	Chap. 3. Hyangga (pp.66-86)	[ ]
6	Chap. 4. From oral to written literature (pp.52-66)	[ ]
7	Chap. 5. Silla writings in Chinese (pp.87-98)	[ ]
8	Chap. 6. Koryo songs (pp.99-117)	[ ]
9	Chap. 7. Koryo wrings in Chinese (pp.118-147)	[ ]
10	Chap. 8. Early Choson eulogies (pp.148-167)	[ ]
11	Chap. 9. Early Choson sijo (pp.168-188)	[ ]
12	Chap. 10. Early Choson kasa (pp.189-202)	[ ]
13	Chap. 11. Late Choson sijo (pp.203-227))	[ ]