Eastern Sentiments

by Tae-Jun Lee

Book Overview

The Confucian gentleman scholars of the Choson dynasty (1392-1910) often published short anecdotes exemplifying their values and aesthetic concerns. In modern Seoul one scholar in particular would excel at adapting this style to a contemporary readership: Yi T'aejun.

Yi T'aejun was a prolific and influential writer of colonial Korea and an acknowledged master of the short story and essay. He also wrote numerous novels and was an influential...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023114945X
• ISBN13: 9780231149457
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"