This book is a general picture of the Korean Society and traditional culture in an anthropological aspect. As a general introduction to Korean culture, it includes geographical setting of Korean peninsula, historical development of Korean societies from pre-history until modern period, and social customs of Korean people. In the anthropological aspect, the author studies the family and kinsh…
Kim Kwang-Kyu wrote in a simple vocabulary with grammatically coherent language that included a humor that had not been present in contemporary Korean literature. He demonstrated that it was possible to write about social issues while remaining deeply personal, a concept that has had a profound influence on younger poets. The reader who comes to these poems is thus being invited to wake up from…