Kim Si-seup

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Kim Si-seup
Hangeul 김시습
Hanja 金 時 習
Revised
Romanization 		Gim Si-seup
McCune-
Reischauer 		Kim Sisŭp

Kim Si-seup (* 1435 [Sejong 17] in Seoul ; † 1493 [Sŏngjong 24]) was a poet and scholar of the Chosŏn period who used the stage name Maewoldang ( Kor.  매월당 , Hanja  梅月堂 ).

Life

Kim Si-seup was born in Seoul and came from the Kim clan from Kangnŭng . From the age of three he received writing lessons from his maternal grandfather and was already writing Chinese poetry. His reputation as a genius penetrated the court of King Sejong , who encouraged him to continue studying hard and promised him a career at the court.

His mother died at the age of 15. He then lived with his aunt, who died a short time later, after which he moved in with his father. This was meanwhile seriously ill. After failing the state official examination (kwagŏ), he retired to Chunghŭng Temple near Seoul.

Political turmoil due to the succession should have a major impact on Kim Si-seup's future life. In 1455 the second eldest son of King Sejong, Prince Suyang (later King Sejo ) succeeded in deposition of the rightful successor Tanjong and ascended the throne himself. Six ministers who failed to restore Danjong's rule, like many other co-conspirators, were sentenced to death, and Tanjong himself was murdered. Kim Si-seup, who also did not recognize Prince Suyang as the new king, became a monk out of protest and went on a journey.

Around 2200 poems were written during this time. In 1465 he settled on the south mountain (namsan) in Kyŏngju and wrote the prose collection New Stories from the Gold Turtle Mountain (금오 신화, 金 鰲 新 話), which marked the beginning of Korean prose literature, but was still written in classical Chinese. After completing this work, he lived in Seoul for a while before going on a journey again.

In 1493 he died in the Muryang Temple in South Ch'ungch'ŏng Province .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Naver 지식 백과 : 두산 백과 김시습 , accessed August 16, 2013 (Korean).
  2. ↑ 한국 민족 문화 대백과: 김시습 , accessed January 19, 2014 (Korean).
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Korean Culture: 김시습 , accessed August 16, 2013 (Korean).
Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Si-seup is the first name.
personal data
SURNAME Kim, Si-seup
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 김시습 (Korean, Hangeul); 金 時 習 (Korean, Hanja); Gim, Si-seup (Revised Romanization); Kim, Sisŭp (McCune-Reischauer)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Korean scholar
DATE OF BIRTH 1435
PLACE OF BIRTH Seoul
DATE OF DEATH 1493