Who is the Korean Shakespeare (or Pinter or Orton)?

What is the public recognition/importance of drama in Korea? One of the latest pages in the Wikipedia Project is the Hyundae Munhak Literary Awards page. This award has been given every year since 1956 making it, I think, the longest running Literary Awards in Korea. Each year it has given a prize in Fiction. Every…

The History of Korean Modern Literature: Classical Lit IV – Pansori

Pansori is, for me as a westerner, the hardest form to place, since it seems performative by my standards, but Korean literary histories always consider it an important part of the literature strand of Korean culture. So, in deference to that Korean take, I place it within literature as well.. Previously: I) Hyangga and Koryeo…