Yi Kwang-Su and Modern Literature: Mujong

by Ann Sung-hi Lee and Kwang-su Yi

Book Overview

Yi Kwang-su (1892-1950) was one of the pioneers of modern Korean literature. When the serialization of Muj?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 Hy?ng-sik is a young man in his mid-twenties who is teaching English at a middle school in Seoul. Brilliant but also...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188544527X
• ISBN13: 9781885445278
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cornell University - Cornell East Asia Series
• Length: 444 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher