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Sunset in a Spider Web; Sijo Poetry of Ancient Korea.

by Virginia Olsen Baron (Editor)

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A collection of sijo, one of the earliest forms of Korean poetry and still the most popular today.

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This honestly read as mostly poorly written proverbs. I would like to learn Korean eventually and see if it's due to translation, but it had a few interesting ones, and it was at least nicely illustrated. (

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Baron, Virginia Olsen	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Kim, Minja Park	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Park, Chung Seuk	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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895.7Literature › Literature of other languages › Asian (east and south east) languages › Korean

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PL984.E3Language and Literature › Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania › Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania › Korean language and literature › Korean literature

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