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xi List of Illustrations Figures 1.1. “Tano Norae” seasonal song in The Tale of Ch’unhyang 5 1.2. The narrator in The Tale of Ch’unhyang 6 1.3. Opening narrative passage with taegŭm flute obbligato 8–9 1.4. P’ansori storytelling gives way to ch’anggŭk opera 10 1.5. A male character, the valet, played by a woman 11 1.6. The “Love Song” of Yi Mongnyong and Ch’unhyang 13 1.7. Taech’wit’a royal processional music for the entrance of Governor Pyŏn 16–17 1.8. Ch’wit’a court music for Governor Pyŏn and the kisaeng 18 1.9. Governor Pyŏn attempts to force Ch’unhyang to serve him 19 1.10. A group of farmers play drums and gongs 21 1.11. Dancers at Goveror Pyŏn’s birthday banquet 23 1.12. Mock sijo sung at Governor Pyŏn’s birthday banquet 24 1.13. Song of rejoicing (“Ŏlssigu-na chŏlssigu”) for a happy ending 26 2.1. The Wŏn’gaksa theater, Seoul, circa 1902–1910 33 3.1. The “Farmers’ Song” scene in a 1936 production of The Tale of Ch’unhyang 93 3.2. Stage scenery and full auditorium at a 1939 production of The Tale of Ch’unhyang 96 xii List of Figures 4.1. Kim Chinjin and Kim Kyŏngsu in three yŏsŏng kukkŭk productions from the 1950s 113 5.1. The narrator interacts with a character in A Nine-Cloud Dream 140 7.1. Rhythmic cycles used in p’ansori 183 7.2. Common melodic modes used in p’ansori and kagok 189 7.3. Characteristic rhythm of masked dance-drama 206 7.4. “Mongol-style” figure from The Strong Man of Yongma Valley 207 7.5. March of Japanese soldiers in Kim Ku Alias Paekpŏm 208 7.6. The Japanese in scale 208 7.7. “Dirge” in full score from A Girl of Fifteen or Sixteen 210 Plates 1. Hong Sŏngdŏk and Cho Yŏngsuk in The Tale of Ppaengp’a 2. Veteran yŏsŏng kukkŭk stars playing male roles in Women Returning from Abroad 3. A scene from My Heart Is the Green Hills 4. Yu Miri as the Rabbit in The Song of the Underwater Palace 5. Lavish stage scenery and costumes in The Song of Red Cliff 6. The Rabbit deceives the Dragon King in a children’s ch’anggŭk production of The Song of the Underwater Palace 7. The gourd-opening scene from The Tale of Hŭngbo 8. The three central characters sing simultaneously in Chebi ...

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