The Book of Korean Shijo
Kevin O'Rourke
The Korean genre known as shijo is short song lyrics. Originally meant to be sung rather than recited, these short poems are light, personal, and very often conversational. The language is simple, direct, and devoid of elaboration or ornamentation. The shijo poet gives a firsthand account of his personal experience of life and emotion: the rise and fall of dynasties, friendship, love, parting, the pleasures of wine, the beauty and transience of life, the inexorable advance of old age. In this anthology of translations of 612 shijo, Kevin O'Rourke introduces the English reader to this venerable and witty style of verse. The anthology covers the entire range of shijo production from the tenth century to the modern era.
ปี:
2002
สำนักพิมพ์:
Harvard University Press
ภาษา:
english
จำนวนหน้า:
219
ISBN 10:
067400857X
ISBN 13:
9780674008571
ไฟล์:
PDF, 28.53 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2002