| Description |
1 online resource (400 pages) |
| Series |
American Studies - A Monograph Series ; v. 259 |
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American Studies - A Monograph Series
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| Contents |
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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 Cha, and Chang-rae Lee. Through close readings of the works of leading Korean American authors, the book explicates the philosophical, historical, and postcolonial roots of 'han' and its distinctive aesthetics in contrast to classical Western tragedy. It then examines how specific authors deploy this |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 22, 2015) |
| Subject |
American literature -- Korean American authors.
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American literature -- Korean American authors -- History and criticism
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American literature -- Korean American authors
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783825375195 |
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3825375196 |
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