The author wishes to thank Korean Studies (Center for Korean Studies, University
of Hawaii) for permission to use revised versions of “The Story of Ch'ŏyong, a
Parable of Literary Negotiation” (vol. 21, 1997) and “Chinese Diction in Korean
Shijo Verse” (vol. 17, 1993).

Materials from Form and Freedom in Korean Poetry (Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1988) used
with permission of the publisher.

Quotation on page 149 from The Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
Copyright © 1975, 1976 by Maxine Hong Kingston
Reprinted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a Division of Random House, Inc.

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Early Korean literature : selections and introductions / David R. McCann.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-231-11946-1 (cloth)—ISBN 0-231-11947-X (paper)
1. Korean literature—Translations into English—To 1900. 2. Korean
literature—History and criticism—To 1900. I. McCann, David R. (David
Richard), 1944–
PL984.E1 E27 2000
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