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Yun Seondo (1587–1671), also spelled as Yoon Sun-Do, was a
The Fisherman's Calendar
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yun, Seondo 1587 births 1671 deaths 17th-century Korean philosophers 17th-century Korean poets Joseon scholar-officials Korean male poets
Yun Seondo (1587–1671), also spelled as Yoon Sun-Do, was a Korea
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n philosopher, poet, and politician. A Neo-Confucian
Neo-Confucianism (, often shortened to ''lǐxué'' 理學, literally "School of Principle") is a moral, ethical, and metaphysical Chinese philosophy influenced by Confucianism, and originated with Han Yu (768–824) and Li Ao (772–841) in th ...
scholar, he was also known by his pen name
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s Gosan and Haeong.
Life
He was born inSeoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
, in what is now South Korea
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. He achieved early success as a government official, but his straightforward character made enemies at court and he was banished for imprudent criticism of those in power. Thirteen years later he returned to become tutor to the royal princes but was later banished again. He spent most of his 85 years in his rustic country home, contemplating the nature of life, teaching and writing poetry.
Yun is considered the greatest master of the sijo
''Sijo'' () is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged in the Goryeo period, flourished during the Joseon Dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14 ...
form in Korean literature
Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese. For much of Korea's 1,500 years of literary history, it was written in Hanja. It is commonly divided into classica ...
. His most famous composition is ''The Fisherman's Calendar'' a cycle of forty seasonal sijo
''Sijo'' () is a Korean traditional poetic form that emerged in the Goryeo period, flourished during the Joseon Dynasty, and is still written today. Bucolic, metaphysical, and cosmological themes are often explored. The three lines average 14 ...
.
In both Chinese
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* Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation
** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...
and Korean classical poetry, the fisherman symbolized a wise man who lives simply and naturally. In art, the fisherman appeared almost invariably in one of the most common genres of Asia
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n water colors: sets of four paintings, one for each season
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of the year.
Yun Seondo wove both traditions into ''The Fisherman's Calendar''. It is the longest and most ambitious sijo cycle attempted during the classical period of his life.
Works
* Gosan seonsaeng yugo (고산선생유고, 孤山先生遺稿) * Byeoljip (별집, 別集) * Yakhwaje (약화제, 藥和劑) * Cheobangjeonseonchangyak (처방전선창약, 癬瘡藥) * Hoechungyak (회충약, 蛔蟲藥) * Haesuyak (해수약, 咳嗽藥) * Bokhaksinbang (복학신방, 腹학神方) * Uyeoksinbang (우역신방, 牛疫神方) * Oseonjubang (오선주방, 五仙酒方)See also
*List of Korean-language poets
This is a list of Korean-language poets.
Twentieth-century poets
Alphabetical list
B
* Baek Seok (1912-1996)
* Bok Koh-il (born 1946)
C
* Chae Ho-ki (born 1957)
* Cheon Sang-byeong (1930-1993)
* Cheon Yang-hee (born 1942)
* Cheong Chi-yong ...
*Korean literature
Korean literature is the body of literature produced by Koreans, mostly in the Korean language and sometimes in Classical Chinese. For much of Korea's 1,500 years of literary history, it was written in Hanja. It is commonly divided into classica ...
*List of Koreans
:''This is a list of notable Koreans or notable people of Korean descent.''
In Korean names, the family name is placed first (for example, the family name of "Park Ji-Sung" is "Park"), unless the person has decided to Westernize their name.
Art ...
*Heo Mok
Heo Mok (Hangul: 허목, Hanja: 許穆; 10 January 1596 – 2 June 1682) was a Korean calligrapher, painter, philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon Dynasty, who came from the Yangcheon Heo clan. He was most commonly known by the p ...
*Jeong gu
Jeong Gu (1543–1620), also spelled as Jung Goo, was a Korean historian, philosopher, poet, and politician of the Joseon period. He learned from the Korean scholars Yi Hwang and Cho Shik. A key figure of the Neo-Confucian literati, he establis ...
*Yun Hyu
Yun Hyu (Hangul: 윤휴, Hanja: 尹鑴; 1617 – 1680) was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar and official, who lived during the Joseon Dynasty. Yun was the political leader of the Southern (''Namin'') faction of the Joseon Dynasty. His pen name ...
*Song Siyeol
Song Si-yeol ( ko, 송시열, Hanja: 宋時烈; 30 December 1607 - 19 July 1689), also known by his pennames ''Uam'' (우암) and ''Ujae'' (우재) or by the honorific ''Songja'' ( ko, 송자, Hanja: 宋子), was a Korean philosopher and politic ...
*Song Jungil
Song Jun-gil (Hangul: 송준길, Hanja: 宋浚吉; 28 December 1606 – 2 December 1672), also known by his pen name Dongchundang, was a Korean politician and Neo-Confucian scholar, who lived during the Joseon Dynasty.
Born in Okcheon, North Chu ...
*Yun Du-seo
Yun Du-seo (1668–1715) was a painter and scholar of the Joseon period. He is the grandson of Yun Seondo, a great scholar in Korean history. He passed the gwageo exam, but did not enter government service. Rather, he devoted his whole life to pa ...
*Bogildo Yun Seondo garden {{More footnotes, date=May 2022Bogildo Yun Seondo garden is aA cultural property designated as South Korea's Place of Scenic Beauty No. 34. Yun Seondo Wonrim (‘Grove’) on Bogildo is where Yun Seondo, the civilian courtier, poet, and scholar from ...
References
External links
The Fisherman's Calendar
General information about ''Yun Seondo''
from Haenam Culture & Tourism
Brief information about ''Yun Seondo'' and sightseeing around ''Haenam-si''
from Haenam Culture & Tourism
Goshan Yun Seondo's memorial museum
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yun, Seondo 1587 births 1671 deaths 17th-century Korean philosophers 17th-century Korean poets Joseon scholar-officials Korean male poets