Like Homer's Iliad and Odyssey,
Chunhyang is a story that developed within a tradition of oral poetry,
called Pansori in Korean. Click
here to listen to Korean Pansori. (See below for links to Chunhyang
sung in Korean Pansori.)
Go
here for a video of a Pansori performance.
History
of Korean Literature
Information on Im Kwon
Taek's film version of Chunhyang.
NPR
story on Im Kwon Taek's Chunhyang.
On the authorship
of Chunhyang.
Study Questions for Chunhyang
- How is this story different from the other stories we have read this
semester.
- Compare and contrast the values and traditions of Korean culture depicted
in the story to the values and traditions of western European culture
depicted in the other works we have read.
- What kind of character is Chunhyang? How does she compare to the
other female characters we have encountered this semester?
- What kind of character is Yi Myong-Nyong? How does he compare to the
other male characters we have encountered this semester?
- How is nature depicted in this story? Compare the function of nature
in this story to the other works we have read.
- Compare the depiction of class structure to that of the other works we
have read.
- What is the effect of the poetry scattered throughout the narrative?
- Compare the depiction of suffering in this work to others we have read.
Study Questions for Im Kwon Taek's Film Version of Chunhyang
- Is film art? If so, what are the characteristics of
this art? You might want to use other art forms (visual art, music,
literature) as points of reference.
- How do the visual and aural dimensions of the story affect
the way you think about it?
- Does Im Kwon Taek change parts of the story as he
translates it to film? If so, what does he change, and why do you
think he makes these changes?
Listen to Chunhyang in Korean
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Danka (Chohanka)
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Beginning ChunHyang and YiDoRyong
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Namwon Scenery
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Donkey Saddle
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - 4 way Scenery
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ChunHyang Play Swing
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - BangJa call ChunHyang
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - BangJa point ChunHyang's House
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - YiDoRyong write to ChunHyang
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Chonja Interpretation
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Sun News
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Go to ChunHyang's House
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ChunHyang and YiDoRyong Dialog
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Bridal Night
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Matrimonial Bond
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Love Song
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Out of ChunHyang's House (Parting)
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ChunHyang and Mother's Revilement
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ORiJong Parting
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - MangBuSa
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - New Year
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Kisaeng Inspection
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - KunNo Saryong arrest ChungHyang
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ChungHyang come to Sato
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Sato threat ChunHyang
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - SipJangKa
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ChunHyang in Prison
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Song in Prison
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - SsukDaeMoRi
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - JangWonKupJe
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - OSaBalHaeng
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - OSa meet BangJa
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ManBokSa BulKong
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Dream Reading
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Farmers Song
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - OSa meet ChunHyang Mother
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Meet in Prison
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - Sato's Birthday Party
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - OSa ChulDo
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - OSa meet ChunHyang
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JongSook Pansori 5 Madang - ChunHyangKa - ChunHyang become Wife