This groundbreaking anthology, edited by the veteran scholar who founded the field of Korean literature in the West, offers a representative selection from the four major genres of native Korean poetry: the Silla songs known as "hyangga, " Koryo songs, "sijo," and "kasa." The volume also includes "Songs of Flying Dragons, " the great eulogy-cycle compiled from 1445--1447. The editor has taken the daring step of including oral literature in a section of old songs and shaman songs at the end of the anthology. Less
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