The Proletarian Wave

Literature and Leftist Culture in Colonial Korea, 1910-1945

Pages: 348
Published: 2015
Language: English

This book offers the first English-language historical account of the intricate connections between literature and socialist ideology in colonial Korea. It explores the origins, growth, and impact of a movement that has profoundly shaped twentieth-century Korean politics and aesthetics. The analysis delves into key debates within literary historiography, Marxist criticism, and postcolonial cultural studies.