Hey Gyun

Painting shows Heo Gyun
Korean spelling
Hangeul	허균
Hanja	許 筠
Revised Romanization	Hey Gyun
McCune- Reischauer	Hŏ Kyun
See also : Korean name

Heo Gyun (born November 3, 1569 in Gangneung ; † August 24, 1618 ) was a Korean Joseon dynasty politician, novelist, writer and philosopher.

He was a member of Sarim -party Buk-in ( 북인,北人 ). Nickname was Gyosan ( 교산, 蛟 山 ), Seongso ( 성소, 惺 所 ), Haksan ( 학산 鶴山 ). The authorship of The Story of Hong Gil-dong is attributed to him but is not known for certain.

Life

Heo Gyun was born in Gangneung as the son of Heo Yeop and his 2nd wife (only the family name Kim 김 has been passed down from her). Heo Gyun's sister Heo Chohui was a well-known poet and painter, his brother Heo Pong also a politician and in administrative positions. Heo's family belonged to the upper class ( Yangban ) (According to the English Wikipedia article, the father was mayor of Gangneung, according to one of the tour guides in Gangneung, governor of the Gangwon district , whose capital is Gangneung.)

Heo Gyun got a good education and passed the exam for the highest civil service career in 1594. Under the influence of his mentor Yi Dal 李 達, Heo Gyun developed a liberal attitude. He dreamed of a society with more freedom and without the double standards and oppression that he saw in his father's views and the areas of society, politics and literature. (P. 291) Because of his political speeches and incitement to rebellions, he became Sent into exile 5 times. Due to his abilities, Heo Gyun managed to get back to high positions in the governments of his time, such as B. Justice Minister. The 6th time he was sentenced to death for sedition and executed under the reign of King Gwanghae (p. 290)

The story of Hong Gil-dong , a type of Korean Robin Hood , is often attributed to him. It reflects his political thinking. However, his authorship in this story is not clear.

Works

• Honggildongjeon ( 홍길동전 ) (presumably)
• Dongguk myeongsandong cheonjuhaegi ( 동국 명산동 천주 해 기, 東 國 名山 洞天 註解 記 )
• Domundaejak ( 도문 대작, 屠 門 大嚼 )
• Namgungdujeon ( 남궁두 전, 南宮 斗 傳 )
• Yujaeron ( 유 재론 )
• Seongsobu bugo ( 성소 부부 고, 惺 所 覆 覆 藁 )
• Haksan chodam ( 학산 초담, 鶴山 樵 談 )
• Gukjo sisan ( 국조 시산, 國 朝 詩 刪 )
• Hanjeongnok ( 한정 록, 閑情 錄 )
• Gyosansihwa ( 교산 시화, 蛟 山 詩話 )
• Gosiseon ( 고 시선, 古詩 選 )
• Sachesungdang ( 사체 성당, 四 體 盛唐 )
• Dangsiseon ( 당시 선, 唐詩 選 )
• Songohghasicho ( 송 오가 시초, 宋 五 家 詩 抄 )
• Myungsagashiseon ( 명사 가 시선, 明 四 家 詩選 )
• Eomcheosajeon ( 엄처 사전 )
• Songoksaninjeon ( 손곡 산인 전 )
• Jangsaninjeon ( 장산 인전 )
• Jangsaengjeon ( 장생전 )
• Namgung seonsaengjeon ( 남궁선 생전 )

Web links

• Hey Gyun. Retrieved February 8, 2016 (Korean). 
• Hey Gyun. Retrieved February 8, 2016 (Korean). 
• Hey Gyun. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013 ; Retrieved February 8, 2016 (Korean). 

literature

• Jae-eun Kang, Suzanne Lee: The land of scholars. Two thousand years of Korean Confucianism . Paramus, NJ: Homa & Sekey Books, New York 2006, ISBN 1-931907-30-7 .
• Ch'ae. Un-young, Kang. Mi-Sun: The brave Hong Gil-Dong. The young man who bought a shadow . Illustration: Mi-Son Kang, Yon-Kyong Kim. Ed .: Woon-Jung Chei. Korean Book Services, Seoul 1999, ISBN 89-7094-253-X (Korean: 용감한 홍길동, 나무 그늘 을 산 총각 [Yonggamhan honggildong, namugeuneureul san chonggak] . Translated by Woon-Jung Chei).

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Asiatic Research Center, Korea University, Seoul (Ed.): A Bibliographic Guide to Traditional Korean Sources . Seoul 1976 (Korean: 韓國 古典 解題 . Translated by Kim, Tai-jin).

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Heo is the family name here, Gyun is the first name.