ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I acknowledge the support of the Korean Literature Translation Institute (KLTI) in making the translations.

I would also like to acknowledge my debt to those who worked with me on the project: in particular, I thank Han Kyŏngshim for her Korean translations of the hanmun texts. Her work is distinguished by the thoroughness of her research and her innate poetry sense, qualities which were saving graces in elucidating the texts and in writing the critical essay; and I also thank Pak Kidawk who is an invaluable sounding board for my interpretations and opinions.