Writers of the Winter Republic literature and resistance in Park Chung Hee's Korea
- Honolulu University of Hawaiʻi Press 2016
- xii, 235p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-222) and index.
In 1975, a young high school teacher took the stage at a prayer meeting in a southwestern Korean city to recite a poem called "The Winter Republic." The poem became an anthem against the military dictatorship of Park Chung Hee and his successors; the poet, however, soon found himself in court and then in prison for saddling the authoritarian state with such a memorable moniker. This unique book weaves together literary works, biographical accounts, institutional histories, trial transcripts, and personal interviews to tell the powerful story of how literature became a fierce battleground against authoritarian rule during one of the darkest periods in South Korea's history.
9780824839871
Korean literature--20th century--History and criticism.