Kim Jong-gil
| Kim Jong-gil | |
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| Hangeul | 김종길 |
| Hanja | 金宗吉 |
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Revised Romanization |
Gim Jong-gil |
|
McCune- Reischauer |
Kim Jong-gil |
Kim Jong-gil (born November 5, 1926 in Andong , Kyŏngsangbuk-do , † April 1, 2017 ) was a South Korean poet and writer .
Life
Jong-gil (his real name was Kim Ch'i-gyu [김치규 | 金致逵]) was born in 1926 in Andong, North Kyŏngsang Province . He graduated from Korea University with a degree in English and then studied English literature at the University of Sheffield in England. He served as the chairman of the Korean Poets Association and lectured at Korea University. He made his official debut in 1947 when his poem "Tür" (문) won a literary prize. Since that time he has been active both as a poet and as a critic.
Jong-gil is widely recognized in the Korean literary world as one of the greatest modern poets. His poetry is primarily characterized by clarity, transparency, and the skillful exploration of the power of poetic representation. The idea of representation has an almost metaphysical value for the poet, which in his opinion enables both poet and reader to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of truth. His lyrical method can therefore only be fully understood when viewed in the context of his attitude towards life and his creative genius.
Jong-gil's works contain both ideas heralded by Imagism - a lyrical modernist movement advocated by poets such as Amy Lowell , HD, and Ezra Pound - as well as the traditional Hansi style and the spirit of the Sŏnbi (scholars in the premodern Korea). But in contrast to other poets of imagism, his works exude a classic and traditional elegance, which in turn gives his works a certain touch of decency and completeness. This traditional elegance is best seen in the poet's emotional reluctance and detachment from the external world. Kim also focused on the virtue of decency to convey grief and suffering.
Work
Korean
Poetry collections
- 성탄 제 "Christmas" (1969)
- 하회 에서 "In the next chapter" (1977)
- 황사 현상 "Yellow Sand" (1986)
Literary criticism
- 시론 "Poetics" (1965)
- 진실 과 언어 "Truth and Language" (1974)
- 한국 시 의 위상 "The Phases of Korean Poetry" (1986)
Translations into German
- Evening Primrose: Poems (from the Korean original 달맞이꽃. Translated by Sophia Tjonghi Seo) Edition Peperkorn, Thunum (Ostfriesland) 2003, ISBN 978-3-929181-54-8 .
Awards
- 2005: 이육사 시 문학상 (Lee Yuksa Literature Prize for Poetry)
- 2005: 고산 문학상 (Kosan Literature Prize)
- 2007: 청마 문학상 (Ch'ŏngma Literature Prize)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Korean Literature Authors Name Authority Database: 김종길 ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 28, 2014.
- ↑ Brother Anthony of Taize: Korea's most senior poet Kim Jong-gil this at 91. In: The Korea Times . Hankook Ilbo-Verlag, April 2, 2017, accessed on April 2, 2017 (English).
- ↑ 네이버 인물 검색: 시인 김종길 Retrieved February 27, 2014 (Korean).
- ↑ 한국 현대 문학 대사전: 김종길 Retrieved February 28, 2014 (Korean)
- ↑ Author Database of the LTI Korea: Kim Jong-gil ( Memento of the original from June 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 28, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kim, Jong-gil |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 김종길 (Korean, Hangeul); 金宗吉 (Korean, Hanja); Gim, Jong-gil (revised Romanization) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean lyric poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 5, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Andong , Kyŏngsangbuk-do |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1, 2017 |