A History of Korean Literature  (2004) Peter H. Lee

This comprehensive narrative history of Korean literature provides essential information for scholars and students as well as others. Combining history and criticism, the study reflects the latest scholarship and includes an account of the development of all genres. In 25 chapters, it covers twentieth-century poetry, fiction by women, and the literature of North Korea. It will be a major contribution to the field and a study that will remain for many years the primary resource for studying Korean literature.

Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture  (2007)

The debut volume features over 400 pages of fiction, poetry, essays, and other writings. The journal includes 49 poems highlighting the importance of poetry in contemporary Korean literature. Among the 10 poets featured are notable world poet Ko Un, renowned dissident poet Kim Chiha, the feminist poet Kim Seung-Hui, the physician Chonggi Mah, and the lyricist Lee Si-Young. Other works include: a new translation of Hwang Sun-won's "Cranes," by David McCann, director of the Korea Institute; a short travelogue by Orhan Pamuk on his visit to Korea; Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate 2004-2005, writing on the poetry of Han Yong-un; a "Writer in Focus" section devoted to Kim Young-ha, author of recent controversial works like "I Have the Right to Destroy Myself."

Azaleas: A Book of Poems  (2007) Sowol Kim and David R. McCann

"Azaleas" is a captivating collection of poems by a master of the early Korean modernist style. Published in 1925, "Azaleas" is the only collection Kim Sowol (1902-1934) produced during his brief life, yet he remains one of Korea's most beloved and well-known poets. His work is a delightful and sophisticated blend of the images, tonalities, and rhythms of traditional Korean folk songs with surprisingly modern forms and themes. Sowol is also known for his unique and sometimes unsettling perspective, expressed through loneliness, longing, and a creative use of dream imagery-a reflection of Sowol's engagement with French Symbolist poetry.

The Columbia Anthology of Modern Korean Poetry  (2004) David R. McCann

The only up-to-date representative gathering of Korean poetry from the twentieth century in English, this volume presents 228 poems by 34 modern Korean poets, including renowned poets such as So Chongju and Kim Chiha.

Early Korean Literature  (2000) David R. McCann

Preeminent scholar and translator David R. McCann presents an anthology of his own translations of works ranging across the major genres and authors of Korean writing—stories, legends, poems, historical vignettes, and other works—and a set of critical essays on major themes.