Korean young writers trying to make it to global scene (0)
5/22/13 •
An interesting article in Korea Times, Korean young writers trying to make it to global scene which is putatively talking about Korean young writers success overseas, primarily in non-English-speaking countries, but then inevitably returning and returning to the question of success in the US market. It begins by referring to a recent overseas residence in France for [...]
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Lee Yuksa/이육사 (Poet and Liberation Fighter) gets a Wikipage (1)
5/21/13 •
After a trip to the Lee Yuksa Museum just outside of Andong (67 bus, and details to follow!) I was inspired to create a Wikipedia Page for Lee on the Mugungwha ride home. The page was quickly spruced up by an awesome Wikipedian Rystheguy, who is also a part of the WikiProject Korea, which I have [...]
When Bad Abstracts Happen to Good(?) People: Skopos, Uncanny Valley, and Translation (0)
5/17/13 •
I really hate writing abstracts even though they flow pretty easily from my word-processor. Getting the jargon in there is aggravating. Still, here is the abstract for a conference presentation I am proposing for Sogang University this summer (please, comments and suggestions are extremely welcome): Skopos, The Uncanny Valley, and Translation Charles Montgomery Dongguk University [...]
Review: The Wounded (병신과 머저리) by Yi Cheong-jun (이청준) (0)
5/16/13 •
Bi-lingual edition published by ASIA Publishers Translated by Jennifer M. Lee (NOTE: This is not the same edition of The Wounded previously published in the Portable Library of Korean Literature and reviewed by KTLIT here.) Reviewed by Dongmi Hwang The Wounded, originally titled “The Cripple and the Fool”, was published in 1966 to great literary [...]
POST-MODERN KOREAN FICTION – The Prehistory of Postmodernism (2)
5/15/13 •
Deconstructionalogists! (As usual, I welcome disagreements and corrections^^) Previously: I) Hyangga and Koryeo Kasa II) Sijo & Kasa III) Classical Fiction IV) Pansori V) Introduction to Modern Literature VI: Enlightenment VII: Background to Colonial Lit VIII: The History of Korean Modern Literature IX: Themes & Approaches to Fiction X: The Colonial Era XI: War and Separation Era XII: [...]
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