A river of Han : Eastern tragedy in a Western land : a study of Korean American literature /

Is there a non-Western form of tragedy? This volume argues that the Korean concept of han should be considered an Eastern tragic vision which is gaining prominence in the West through the critically acclaimed works of diasporic writers such as Nobel Prize-nominee Richard E. Kim, Theresa Hak Kyung Ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Joyce, Stephen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Alemán
Publicado: Heidelberg [Germany] : Universitätsverlag Winter GmbH, 2015.
Colección:American Studies - A Monograph Series.
Temas:
American literature > Korean American authors.
American literature > Korean American authors > History and criticism.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine coréenne.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine coréenne > Histoire et critique.
American literature > Korean American authors
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; 1 The River; 1.1 Asian American Studies; 1.2 Journey's Beginning; 2 The Whirlwind of Han
  • 2.1 Richard E. Kim; 2.2 The Martyred
  • 2.3 Echoes of Han in Religion and Philosophy; 2.4 The Innocent
  • 2.5 Conclusion; 3 The Colonial World of Han
  • 3.1 Postcolonial Theory and Homi Bhabha; 3.2 Lost Names
  • 3.3 The Han of Lost Names; 3.4 Conclusion; 4. A Fugitive Aesthetic; 4.1 Theresa Hak Kyung Cha; 4.2 Dictée
  • 4.3 Conclusion; 5 Han in the Interstices; 5.1 Heinz Insu Fenkl; 5.2 An Autobiographical Novel; 5.3 Camptown as Contact Zone.
  • 5.4 Autoethnography5.5 Conclusion; 6 A Labyrinth without a Centre; 6.1 Chang-rae Lee; 6.2 Native Speaker
  • 6.3 A Gesture Life
  • 6.4 Aloft
  • 6.5 Conclusion; 7 Trauma, Tragedy, and Han
  • 7.1 Han and Tragedy; 7.2 Some Characteristics and Literary Strategies of Han
  • 7.3 The Truth of Han
  • 8 Journey's End; Works Cited.

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