Interrelated Issues in Korean, East Asian and World Literature by Dong-il ChoMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A collection of essays/writings by the same author. This is a great topic, but unfortunately he doesn't seem to go very far with it. The essays (understandably) repeat many points, but between tackling literature in East Asia, worldwide, exploring various genres, and spending some time seemingly badmouthing a Eurocentric viewpoint of literature, he can only go so much in depth. He seems to be at his strongest exploring interrelated issues between Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Vietnamese (and possibly Ryukyu) literature, and I would have loved to see this explored more in-depth.
Still, some quite interesting points, at least for me. Especially the topics of different types of epics, oral literature and the reasons they aren't prevalent in certain areas, and females in literature in East Asia.
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