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.
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The performance of oral songs was central to the religious life of ancient Koreans, and their passion for song and Poetry is as evident in these texts today as it was to the earliest Chinese observers.
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