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Sŏ Kŏ-jŏng was a Korean writer and scholar during the early Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1598). He is known for compiling anthologies of Korean literature, such as Tongmun sŏn (Anthology of Korean Literature) and Tongin shihwa (Remarks on Poetry by a Man from the East). These works summarized and commented on poetry from the Unified Silla period onwards. His writings contributed to the intellectual depth of literature during this era.1

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