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- Monument of Yi Howoo
Monument of Yi Howoo
Monument of Yi Howoo
- Location
574-114 Apsansunhwan-ro (Bongdeok-dong), Namgu, Daegu
- Pen name
Joongho
- Directions
From Banwoldang Station, take Bus 410-1 towards Apsan Park (40 min)
Detailed Information
Description |
Poet Yi Howoo was committed to the reinterpretation of the sijo (traditional three-verse Korean poem) of the 1920s that focused on sensuality and the oriental ideology of the futility of life. In the late 1930s, he adopted the “will to live” as his main ideology, pioneering abstract romanticism and taking a critical role in the history of sijo. He rejected the decadent emotions and sentiments of the past and did not hide behind the veil of nature or accept the principle of “art for the sake of art.” He was able to express his most in-depth thoughts without damaging the chang (songs) or phrases that form the main essence of sijo. In his works, Yi Howoo did not try to realize Korea’s unique aesthetics or lifestyle through the changing of the seasons (which was common in other works), nor did he try to artificially convey national emotions by using scenic historical sites as his subject matter. He was renowned for having reached a level of sijo literature that was not achieved by previous poets, many of whom produced works expressing repentance or that used many interjections. The monument honoring Yi Howoo was constructed with funds from the Youngnam Literary Society and the literary community |
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Chronology |
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Monument |
[Yi Howoo’s poem “Flowering” engraved on the monument in Apsan Park] The flowers are blooming petal by petal |
- 자료 담당자 :
- 문화관광과 임창규 664-2174
- 최근자료수정일 :
- 2019.11.29