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Allegory of survival

Allegory of survival
Title Sub
the theater of Kang-baek Lee
Author
Lee Kang-Baek
Co-Author
-
Translator
Alyssa Kim,Lee Hyung-Jin
Publisher
Cambria Press
Published Year
2007
Country
UNITED STATES
Classification

KDC구분 > literature > Korean Literature > Complete Collection > Library > Complete Collection (individual)

Original Title
이강백 희곡선
Original Language

Korean(한국어)

Romanization of Original
Igangbaeng huigokseon
ISBN
9781934043936
Page
200
Volume
-
Writer default image
  • Kang Baek Lee
  • Birth : - ~ Unknown
  • Occupation : Playwright
  • First Name : Kang Baek
  • Family Name : Lee
  • Korean Name : 이강백
  • ISNI : 0000000110501616
  • Works : 10
No. Call No. Location Status Due Date Reservation
1 영어 812 이강백 a-Kim LTI Korea Library Available - -
Descriptions
  • English(English)

In the civil and government upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s in Korea, Kang-baek Lee began his distinguished playwriting career. He is perhaps best known as the premier writer of social commentary in the form of allegories in an effort to circumvent extremely strict censorship laws which were heavily enforced until 1989. However, Lee is not just an allegorist. He weaves Confucianism values throughout his works: affection between fathers and sons; justice; relationships between husbands and wives; deference to the elders; and trust. Through over forty works, Kang-baek Lee has played and continues to play a formidable role in South Korean theatre, but Western appreciation for his works has been limited to Europe. This present anthology introduces to an English-reading audience a playwright whose dedication to the truth could not be squashed by government censorship and whose imagination paved the path for many younger playwrights now at the forefront of South Korean theatre. This book provides insights into Kang-baek Lee as a person and the magnitude of his impact on Korean culture.