1st Edition
The Life and Works of Korean Poet Kim Myŏng-sun The Flower Dream of a Woman Born Too Soon
Introduction
Part I. The Life of Kim Myŏng-sun
1. Early Years and Literary Activities
2. Shameful Stories: Rumors, Scandals, Slander
3. Disappearance, Proclaimed Death, and Rediscovery of Kim Myŏng-sun’s Works
Part II. The Works of Kim Myŏng-sun
4. Love’s Betrayal and #MeToo: "The Flower-Dream of the Morning Dew"
5. The Mother as Protection and Muse: "The First Dream of T’ansil" and Other Poems
6. In Her Own Words: "Half of My Life in Verse"
7. Poems on Yŏnae or Romantic Love
Conclusion
Biography
Jung Ja Choi is a lecturer in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University. She received her Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University and previously taught at Dartmouth College and Washington University in St. Louis.
