ISBN:
9789004212886
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
DDC:
895.735099287
Keywords:
Feminism in literature
;
Korean fiction Women authors
;
Korean fiction History and criticism 20th century
;
Korean fiction History and criticism 21st century
;
Women and literature
;
Women in literature
Abstract:
This book discusses perceptions of ‘femininity’ in contemporary South Korea and the extent to which fictional representations in South Korean women’s fiction of the 1990s challenges the enduring association of the feminine with domesticity, docility and passivity. While existing literature addresses Korean women’s legal, educational, political and employment issues, this study is the first to analyse the cultural values that define femininity in the context of the Korean cultural imagination, concentrating on literary representations of femininity.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
DOI:
10.1163/ej.9781906876029.i-222
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9781906876029.i-222
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