Korean Drama Under Japanese Occupation
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (835 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193190717X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 178 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Jinhee Kim is Assistant Professor of Korean/Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Man-sik Ch’ae (1902-1950), though not the leading force of the Korean theater, is arguably the most intriguing writer of the colonial period. His Memorial Day is now considered one of the representative
Unfortunate? Not a very professional book--it has typos in the first few sentences of the introduction. This book only includes two playwrights. If you're looking for variety, it's not the best to go with.
. About the Author Ch’i-jin Yu (1905-1974) is one of the most important modern playwrights in Korea. His Memorial Day is now considered one of the representative plays of that period. Her principal research interests and publications focus on world drama, modern Korean Literature, and Korean American literature. He wrote more than forty plays and directed nearly one hundred. Jinhee Kim is Assistant Professor of Korean/Comparative Literature at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Man-sik Ch’ae (1902-1950), though not the leading force of
This book selects three plays by two prominent Korean writers, Ch’i-jin Yu and Man-sik Ch’ae, who ventured to voice anti-Japanese sentiments in their plays despite the harsh censorship. From 1910 to 1945, Japan occupied Korea and controlled every aspect of the Korean life. The Shack depicts the destruction of a family that has already been progressing toward doom under the roof of the crumbling shack. In Memorial Day, the young protagonist discovers that his family’s past converges repeatedly with the major historical upheav