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Winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2140 words) |
 | for an epic and psychological narrative art which has introduced a new continent into literature. |
 | for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature. |
 | in recognition of his significance as the leading representative of a new era in our literature. |
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Korean Literature (Character of Korean Literature, Korean Classical Literature, Modern Literature of Korea) (5596 words) |
 | The literature of the Koryo period is marked by an increased use of Chinese letters, the disappearance of Hyangga, and the emergence of Koryo kayo (Koryo songs) which continued to be transmitted as oral literature until the Choson period. |
 | Korean modern literature was formed against the background of the crumbling feudalistic society of the Choson Dynasty, the importation of new ideas from the West, and the new political reality of rising Japanese imperial power in East Asia. |
 | The change from traditional to modern literature during the Enlightenment period was largely due to the effects of the New Education and the Korean Language and Literature movement. |