Soldiers on the Cultural Front: Developments in the Early History of North Korean Literature and Literary Policy 0824833961, 9780824833961

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Soldiers on the Cultural Front: Developments in the Early History of North Korean Literature and Literary Policy
 0824833961, 9780824833961

Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
1 "Let Us Learn from the Soviets"
2 Soviet Koreans in Northern Korean Literature: The Case of Cho Ki-ch'on
3 Yi Ki-yong: A Successful Literary Cadre
4 Yi T'ae-jun: The Failure of a "Soldier on the Cultural Front"
5 North Korean Critics as Political Executioners
Conclusion: Soldiers on the Cultural Front versus Engineers of the Human Soul
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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