@article{ART003380918},
author={Hwang dong kwon},
title={The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁)},
journal={The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture},
issn={2466-1759},
year={2026},
number={58},
pages={47-75}
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AU - Hwang dong kwon
TI - The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁)
JO - The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture
PY - 2026
VL - null
IS - 58
PB - The Society of Korean Poetry and Culture
SP - 47
EP - 75
SN - 2466-1759
AB - Cho U-in (曺友仁, 1561–1625) was a literary scholar from Yecheon in Gyeongsang Province and a disciple of Jo Mok (Wolcheon). Gifted with exceptional poetic talent from an early age, he made significant contributions to both classical Chinese poetry and the Korean gasa tradition. During the reign of King Gwanghaegun, he composed poems and prose criticizing the Daebuk (Greater Northerners) faction, which led to his persecution in a literary inquisition sihwa(詩禍). Together with Gwon Pil, he is regarded as one of the representative victims of literary persecution in the mid-Joseon period. He also maintained extensive literary relationships that transcended factional, regional, and social boundaries, forming particularly close intellectual and literary friendships with Yi Sik and Yu Huigyeong. In addition, he demonstrated a strong concern for national affairs by proposing the establishment of a military defense post at Joryeong in response to the security crisis following the Imjin War. Through his allegorical prose Daegaecheonseol (大開川說), he sharply satirized the corruption and abuse of power by the Gwanghaegun regime and the Daebuk faction. Overall, Cho U-in was a socially engaged writer who used poetry and allegory to criticize political realities and fulfill the moral responsibilities of a Confucian intellectual. His literary works are characterized by a profound social consciousness and a powerful spirit of satire
KW - Cho U-in(曺友仁);Gasa literature;sihwa(詩禍);Daegaecheonseol(大開川說);Yi Sik;Yu Huigyeong
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Hwang dong kwon. (2026). The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁). The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture, 58, 47-75.
Hwang dong kwon. 2026, "The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁)", The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture, no.58, pp.47-75.
Hwang dong kwon "The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁)" The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture 58 pp.47-75 (2026) : 47.
Hwang dong kwon. The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁). 2026; 58 : 47-75.
Hwang dong kwon. "The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁)" The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture no.58(2026) : 47-75.
Hwang dong kwon. The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁). The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture, 58, 47-75.
Hwang dong kwon. The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁). The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture. 2026; 58 47-75.
Hwang dong kwon. The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁). 2026; 58 : 47-75.
Hwang dong kwon. "The Life and Social Consciousness of Ijae(頤齋) Cho U-in(曺友仁)" The Studies in Korean Poetry and Culture no.58(2026) : 47-75.
