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Blue Deer School
The Blue Deer school (Cheongnokpa, hangul:청록파) is named after a poetry collection published by three Korean poets in 1946. Through the celebration of the natural beauty of their country, they heralded there the national awakening after some four decades of Japanese repression. Though the poets differ from each other in terms of poetic orientation and expression, technique and rhythm, they share the common theme of celebrating human aspirations and values. The anthology was named after a poem by one of the participants, Park Mok-wol. From his ''Blue Deer'', a work of pure lyricism, grows the suggested anticipation of the coming spring after the long years of occupation. Far away stands Ch’ong un Temple an old tile-roofed building. There at Cha Ha Mountain when spring snows melt The elms sprout twelve-fold leaves. In the clear eye of a blue deer Float clouds. Included in this anthology were fifteen poems by Park Mok-wol, twelve by Cho Chi-hun and twelve by Pak Tu-jin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korea Under Japanese Rule
Between 1910 and 1945, Korea was ruled as a part of the Empire of Japan. Joseon Korea had come into the Japanese sphere of influence with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876; a complex coalition of the Meiji government, military, and business officials began a process of integrating Korea's politics and economy with Japan. The Korean Empire, proclaimed in 1897, became a protectorate of Japan with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1905; thereafter Japan ruled the country indirectly through the Japanese Resident-General of Korea. Japan formally annexed the Korean Empire with the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, without the consent of the former Korean Emperor Gojong, the regent of the Emperor Sunjong. Upon its annexation, Japan declared that Korea would henceforth be officially named Chōsen. This name was recognized internationally until the end of Japanese colonial rule. The territory was administered by the Governor-General of Chōsen based in Keijō (Seoul). Japanese rule prioritized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Mok-wol
Pak Mok-wol (, 6 January 1916 – 24 March 1978) was an influential Korean poet and academic. Personal life He was born Pak Yeongjong on January 6, 1916, in Moryang Village, Seo-myeon, Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, in present-day South Korea, to parents Pak Jun-pil () and Pak In-jae (). He had a younger brother and two younger sisters. He graduated from Keisung Middle School (today Keisung High School) in Daegu in 1935. He lived in Tokyo from April 1937 until late 1939, during which period he devoted his time to writing. From September 1939 to September 1940, he had several of his poems published in the magazine . Afterwards, due to increasing wartime censorship by the Japanese colonial government, he continued writing privately but did not publish any further poetry until after the liberation of Korea. He was married to Yu Ik-sun (), with whom he had four sons and a daughter. Pak taught at various schools including Keisung Middle School and Ewha Girls' High School b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cho Chi-hun
Jo Jihun (December 3, 1920 – May 17, 1968) was a Korean poet, critic, and activist.”Cho Jihun" LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea Library or online at: Life Jo Jihun was born on December 3, 1920, in Yeongyang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, during the Korea under Japanese rule, period of Japanese rule. His birthname was Jo Dong-tak. He graduated from Hyehwa College in 1941 with a degree in Liberal Arts. He taught at Odaesan Buddhist College and in 1946, after Korean Liberation, founded the Association of Young Writers (Cheongnyeon munhakga hyeophoe). Jo also served as president of the Society of Korean Poets(Hanguk Siin hyeophoe) and from 1947 served as a professor at Korea University. Jo Jihun was also the first head of the Korea University National Culture Research Institute. He died on May 17, 1968. Jo Jihun's birthplace is preserved in Irwol-myeon in Yeongyang. A memorial to him stands on Namsan (Seoul), Namsan in Seoul. Work Of Jo Jihun's writing, the Korea Literature Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pak Tu-jin
Pak Dujin (, 10 March 1916 – 16 September 1998) was a Korean poet. A voluminous writer of nature poetry, Pak Dujin is chiefly notable for the way he turned his subjects into symbols of the newly emerging national situation of Korea in the second half of the 20th century. Life Pak Dujin was born in Anseong, 40 miles from Seoul in modern-day South Korea, an area to which he often refers nostalgically in his poetry. His family was too poor to give him any formal education, but two early poems of his appeared in the publication ''Munjang'' (''Literary Composition'') in 1939. After Korea's liberation from Imperial Japanese rule, Pak created the Korean Young Writers' Association alongside Kim Dongni, Cho Yeonhyeon, and Seo Jeongju. At that time he shared a first collection of poetry with fellow poets Park Mok-wol and Cho Chi-hun. This was the Blue Deer Anthology (''Cheongnokjip'', 1946), which was followed by individual collections of his own, ''Hae'' (''The Sun'', 1949), ''Odo'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Poetry
Korean poetry is poetry performed or written in the Korean language or by Korean people. Traditional Korean poetry is often sung in performance. Until the 20th century, much of Korean poetry was written in Hanja and later Hangul. History The performance of oral songs in the religious life of the ancient Korean people is vividly recorded in Chinese dynastic histories. At state assemblies the chief ritualist would tell the story of the divine origin of the founder, as evinced by foundation myths, and his extraordinary deeds in war and peace. Recited narrative was interspersed with primal songs that not only welcomed, entertained, and sent off gods and spirits. Thus orality and performance were significant features of vernacular poetry in ancient Korea. A famous surviving example dates to 17 BC, Yuri of Goguryeo, Yuri's ''Song of the Yellow Bird'' (Hwangjoga, 황조가/黃鳥歌), written to lament the departure of his Chinese concubine Chihui. Some later Korean poetry followed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
