Topics in Korean Literary History

This course will cover the major shifts and themes of Korean literary history. It begins with the major works on literary history (such as Im Hwa and Kim Yunsik), but it includes recent works on literary history by scholars such as Son Yukyong, Kwon Bodurae, Chon Chonghwan. The purpose of the class is to provide graduate students with a foundation in Korean literary history. Together we will explore how the emergence of modern literature has been framed, which writers have been canonized and why, what pivot points have been significant in the last century. The course readings will be in Korean; students are expected to read around 350 pages per week.