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Yun Seon-do

2018-08-08

Joseon-era Neo-Confucian scholar and poet Yun Seon-do윤선도 is thought to have been a lucky fellow who got to enjoy the scenic Bogil보길 Island. But he ...

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"Gongsantowol" written by Lee Mun-ku

2018-08-07

_____The main character then remembers a man who sacrificed himself to help other people. “Gongsantowol” was written to commemorate ...

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Reading out loud

2018-08-01

People don’t read books or poems out loud these days unless it’s a special occasion. But in the old days reading was considered something ...

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“When the Buckwheat Blossoms” by Lee Hyo-seok

2018-07-31

_____Lee Hyo-seok was born in 1907 in Bongpyeong, Pyeongchang County, Gangwon-do Province. The description of the 30-kilometer route from Bongpyeong ...

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Music concerts

2018-07-25

Late Joseon era philosopher and scientist Hong Dae-yong loved music and enjoyed playing the geomungo. He is known to have developed a new playing ...

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"A Stranger's Room" by Choi In-ho

2018-07-24

#Interview by literary critic Jeon So-yeongIt is symbolic of Korea’s social landscape. Members of the Korean society in the 1970s were isolated ...

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Drinking Song

2018-07-18

In Korea there is a period in summer called “sambok,” which refers to the three hottest times. Yesterday was “chobok,” ...

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"Song of Everlasting Spring" by Yoon Dae-nyeong

2018-07-17

“Song of Everlasting Spring” is a letter written by the main character, a 36-year-old man, to the girl he had loved very much in his youth. ...

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Life’s hardships

2018-07-11

There are times when we all dream of winning big on the lottery or getting a huge windfall. There is a saying that money doesn’t buy you happiness, ...

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"Rainy Days" by Son Chang-sop

2018-07-10

#Interview by literary critic Jeon So-yeongBecause Son had to bear the scars of war, it was not surprising that he came to dislike humans and wrote ...

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