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Famous Joseon poet's work translated into English

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Article
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/04/142_158621.html
Journal
The Korea Times
Issued Date
June 06, 2014
Page
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Language
English(English)
Country
SOUTH KOREA
City
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Book
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Writer
Kim Sakkat

About the Author

  • Kim Sakkat
  • Birth : 1807 ~ 1863
  • Occupation : Writer, Poet
  • First Name : Sakkat
  • Family Name : Kim
  • Korean Name : 김삿갓
  • ISNI : 000000005888222X
  • Works : 7
Descriptions - 1 Languages
  • English(English)

Selected Poems of Kim Sakkat is, as the title suggests, a collection of poetry from Kim Pyong-yon (1807-1863), better known as Kim Sakkat or the Rainhat Poet. Kim wrote satirical pieces in which he denounced not only the social elite but those around him and has been described as "Korea's best known and best loved folk figure." Yet, despite his popularity, a lot of what we know about him may not be true. According to Kevin O'Rourke: "There is an enormous amount of anecdotal material linked to him, very little of it corroborated. There are stories of sexual encounters; tales of liaisons with kisaeng, an account of a putative marriage with an epileptic girl; reports of fiery exchanges with greedy yangban landowners, stingy sodang teaches, and inhospitable teachers, and inhospitable monks; and anecdotes of interaction with people in trouble whom he invariably liked to help. It is difficult to say how much is myth and how much is fact."

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