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The Korean Language
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95Suitable for students of all levels, this book provides a general description of the Korean language by highlighting important structural aspects whilst keeping technical details to a minimum. By examining the Korean language in its geographical, historical, social and cultural context the reader is able to gain a good understanding of its speakers... more...
Intermediate College Korean
University of California Press 2001; US$ 36.95This companion volume to College Korean (California, 1992) enables students to continue their development of Korean language skills and to enrich their understanding of Korea. Because language is a fundamental component of culture, the text incorporates themes relating to Korea's cultural customs and social issues, presented in the form of dialogues,... more...
Representations of Femininity in Contemporary South Korean Women's Literature
BRILL 2010; US$ 79.00This book discusses perceptions of ?femininity? in contemporary South Korea and the extent to which fictional representations in South Korean women?s fiction of the 1990s challenges the enduring association of the feminine with domesticity, docility and passivity. more...
Eastern Sentiments
Columbia University Press 2009; US$ 26.99The Confucian gentleman scholars of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) often published short anecdotes exemplifying their values and aesthetic concerns. In modern Seoul one scholar in particular would excel at adapting this style to a contemporary readership: Yi T'aejun. Yi T'aejun was a prolific and influential writer of colonial Korea and an acknowledged... more...
The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry
Columbia University Press 2004; US$ 29.99Korea?s modern poetry is filled with many different voices and styles, subjects and views, moves and countermoves, yet it still remains relatively unknown outside of Korea itself. This is in part because the Korean language, a rich medium for poetry, has been ranked among the most difficult for English speakers to learn. The Columbia Anthology of... more...
Modern Korean Literature
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 198.00The sixth book in Kegan Paul International's "Korean Culture Series", this volume contains thirty stories that have been selected on the basis of historical interest and literary worth, each representing a monumental moment in the history of Korean Literature. The ten stories in the first part share the common theme of the Korean experience of the... more...





