2004 Summer
Program in Korean Studies
Brother
Anthony (안 선재)
This course
will introduce students to works by a small number of writers, seen in the
broad context of Korean literary history but mostly discussed in terms of their
content and style. Most of the works will be made available either online or in
print.
6 class
hours: July 12, 14, 15 1pm – 3pm
Room 700, Arrupe Building.
1. Overview
of the main figures in 20th-century Korean fiction
2. Overview
of the main figures in 20th-century Korean poetry
3. The poetry
of Ko Un
Prepare by
reading the poems online at http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/Koun.htm
(Students
might also bring to class the bilingual volume The Sound of my Waves
published in Seoul by DapGae Publishing)
4. Shin
Kyong-Nim's Farmers' Dance
Prepare by
reading the poems online at http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/Shinkn.htm
(Students might
also bring to class the bilingual volume Farmers’ Dance published
in Seoul by DapGae Publishing)
5. Students'
brief (4-5 minutes) presentations of the short story ‘The
Plain’ by Seo Cheong-in.
6. Discussion
of some major characteristics of Korean writing on the basis of what has been
seen in class.