The History of Korean Modern Literature: Classical Lit II – Sijo & Kasa

Yesterday I began my quick canvas of Korean literature with a discussion of Hyangga and Koryeo Kasa, today that continues with Sijo (perhaps the most popular modern form of Korean Poetry) and Kasa from the Joseon Dynasty.. Sijo and Gasa During the Joseon period (1392 – 1897) the focus of Korean poetry shifted to the…

The History of Korean Modern Literature: Classical Lit

As part of my preparation for my presentation at the 10 Magazine Book Club on March 31st, I’m going back to try to address some of the gaps in my knowledge of Korean lit (and prepare a short book/essay explaining Korean literature to my potential listeners)…. The first step of that is to fix up…