sinsosŏl

Korean literature

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In Korean literature: Transitional literature: 1894–1910
…the 1894 reforms were the sinsosŏl (“new novel”) and the ch’angga (“song”). These transitional literary forms were stimulated by the adaptation of foreign literary works and the rewriting of traditional stories in the vernacular. The ch’angga, which evolved from hymns sung at churches and schools in the 1890s, became popular…
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