Yi Hyon-Hwa

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Yi Hyon-Hwa(이현화)

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Title: Yi Hyon-Hwa
Family Name: Yi
First Name: Hyon-Hwa
Middle Name: -
Preferred Name: -
Pen Name: YI HYON-HWA, Yi Hyòn-Hwa
ISNI: 0000000078331492
Birth: -
Death: Unknown
Occupation: Playwright
Period: Modern
Representative Works: -

Descriptions

English(English)
Korean(한국어)
Chinese(简体)

Yi Hyon-Hwa (1943- ) is a South Korean playwright. He made his literary debut in 1970 by publishing his play “Yohaneul chatseumnida” (요한을 찾습니다 Looking for John), in The JoongAng Ilbo. His plays portray the entanglements between historical facts and current reality. Metaphorical themes allow audiences to interpret his plays in different ways.

* Play Kadenja (카덴자 Cadenza) (1978)

* Play Bulgabulga (불가불가 Impossible, Impossible) (1987)

이현화(1943~)은 한국의 극작가이다. 1970년 《중앙일보》에 희곡 <요한을 찾습니다>를 발표하며 문단에 데뷔하였다. 주로 과거의 역사적 사실을 현재의 모습과 겹쳐 착종된 세계상을 보여주는 작품을 발표했다. 은유적으로 드러난 주제 의식은 관객들로 하여금 다양한 해석을 할 가능성을 열어준다는 평가를 받는다.

李铉和(1943-)，韩国剧作家。1970年在《中央日报》发表戏剧剧本《寻找约翰》(《요한을 찾습니다》)，从此步入文坛。其作品多以历史和现实交织的社会现状为主题。隐喻式的主题为观众进行多种诠释提供了可能。

戏剧《华彩乐段》（《카덴자》，1978）、《不可不可》（《불가불가》，1987）

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