Mujong (The Heartless): Yi Kwang-su and Modern Korean

Mujong (The Heartless): Yi Kwang-su and Modern Korean Literature (Cornell East Asia Series) (Cornell East Asia Series, 127)
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Yi Kwang-su (1892â€“1950) was one of the pioneers of modern Korean literature. When the serialization of MujÃ´ng (The Heartless) began in 1917, it was an immediate sensation, and it occupies a prominent place in the Korean literary canon. The Heartless is the story of a love triangle among three youths during the Japanese occupation. Yi HyÃ´ng-sik is a young man in his mid-twenties who is teaching English at a middle school in Seoul. Brilliant but also shy and indecisive, he is torn between two women. Kim SÃ´n-hyÃ´ng is from a wealthy Christian family; she has just graduated from a modern, Western-style school and is planning on continuing her studies in the United States. Pak YÃ´ng-châ€™ae is a musically gifted young woman who was raised in a traditional Confucian manner; due to family misfortune, she has become a kisaeng but remains devoted to HyÃ´ng-sik whom she knew as a child. The Heartless goes beyond the level of romantic melodrama and uses these characters to depict Koreaâ€™s struggles with modern culture and national identity.A long critical introduction discusses Yi Kwang-suâ€™s life and work from his birth in 1892 to the publication of his first novel The Heartless in 1917. It contains in-depth analyses of the novel, Yi Kwang-suâ€™s literary theory, and early short stories.

Country	USA
Brand	Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
Manufacturer	Cornell East Asia Series
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	Illustrated
ReleaseDate	2011-03-31
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781885445278

Mujong (The Heartless): Yi Kwang-su and Modern Korean Literature (Cornell East Asia Series) (Cornell East Asia Series, 127)

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