Songs of the Kisang: Courtisan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty by Wolhee Choe, Constantine Contogenis
Songs of the Kisang: Courtisan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty
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Wolhee Choe, Constantine Contogenis
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Songs of the Kisang: Courtisan Poetry of the Last Korean Dynasty

Wolhee Choe, Constantine Contogenis with Wonsook Kim (Illustrator), Constantine Contogenis (Translator)

80 pages • first pub 1997 (view editions)

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Brief, stunning poems of love, consummated and unrequited, written by the kisaeng, a select class of educated courtesans of the Chosun, or Yi, Dynasty (1392-1910). These poems, handed down through generations, are a testament to the strength and p...

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