Korean Language and Literature Research Guide
Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Han’guk ono munhwa sajon [New millennium dictionary of Korean language and culture] Asian Ref ] PL 937 .E5 S64x 2003
Minjungseorim’s Essence English-Korean Dictionary. Asian Ref PL 937 .E5 E8 1980
The Encyclopedia of Korean Literature 韓國文學大事典 Asian Ref PL 951.6 .H3 1980
Guides
A Guide to Korean Literature . Elizabeth, N.J.: Hollym International Corp., 1982. PL 952 .Z68x 1982
A Reader’s Guide to Korean Literature . Seoul: Korean National Commission for UNESCO, 1972.
Korean Literature: Topics and Themes. Tucson , Ariz.: University of Arizona Press, 1965. PL 950 .L4
Understanding Korean Literature . Armonk, N. Y.: M. E. Sharpe, 1997. PL 955 .K4913 1997
Introductions and Histories
Early Korean Literature: Selections and Introductions. New York : Columbia University Press, 2000. PL 984 .E1 E27 2000
A History of Korean Literature. Cambridge , UK: Cambridge University Press, 2003. PL 956 .H57 2003
An Introduction to Classical Korean Literature: from Hyangga to P’ansori. Armonk , N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 1996. PL 956 .K48 1996
Websites
The National Assembly Digital Library
Chongyonggak http://east.skku.ac.kr/
Songgwunkwan University
Searchable database of pre-modern Korean documents and texts
Korean Literature http://www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/korea/literature.htm
Chronological overview of Korean Literature
Korean Literature Translation Database http://www.kcaf.or.kr/trnsinfo/html/index.htm
Hanmal Yonguhakhoe http://www.hanmal.or.kr/
Classical Korean literature texts available for downloading.
Bibliography for Studying Korean Literature http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/literature.htm
Compiled by Kenneth Robinson
Maintained by The Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai’i
National Academy of the Korean language http://www.korean.go.kr/index2.html
Website offering Korean Romanization rules, Hangul, and articles on the Korean language
How to Use a Korean-Classical Chinese (Hanja) Dictionary http://www.emstudy.net/menu2/cc-story3.htm
Bibliography on Korean Historical Linguistics http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/linguistics-historical.htm
Compiled by Kenneth Robinson
Maintained by The Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai’i
Bibliography on Korean Writing Systems http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/linguistics-writingsystems.htm
Compiled by Kenneth Robinson
Maintained by The Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai’i