Soldiers on the Cultural Front: Developments in the Early History of North Korean Literature and Literary Policy 9780824860783

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Soldiers on the Cultural Front: Developments in the Early History of North Korean Literature and Literary Policy
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Table of contents :
Contents
Introduction
1. “Let Us Learn from the Soviets”
2. Soviet Koreans in North Korean Literature: The Case of Cho Ki-ch’ŏn
3. Yi Ki-yŏng: 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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