The Book Of Korean Poetry
Songs Of Shilla And Koryo
Translator: KevinO'Rourke
University Of Iowa Press (United States), 2006
Paperback, 122 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9781587295102
ISBN-10: 1587295105
The Book Of Korean Poetry
Traces Korean poetry from the pre-Shilla (57 BC - AD 668)era to the end of Korea's golden poetry period in the Koryo (935-1392) dynasty. There are two poetry traditions in Korea: hanshi (poems by Korean poets in Chinese characters) and vernacular poems, which are invariably songs. This book presents 150 poems divided in five sections.

