Yun Tongju

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Yun Tongju

Korean poet

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Korean literature
Modern literature: 1910 to the end of the 20th century
…produced by Yi Yuksa and Yun Tongju. In Yi’s poem “Chŏlchŏng” (1939; “The Summit”), he re-creates the conditions of an existence in extremity and forces the reader to contemplate his ultimate destiny. The poetry of Yun Tongju, a dispassionate witness to Korea’s national humiliation, expresses sorrow in response to relentless…
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…produced by Yi Yuksa and Yun Tongju. In Yi’s poem “Chŏlchŏng” (1939; “The Summit”), he re-creates the conditions of an existence in extremity and forces the reader to contemplate his ultimate destiny. The poetry of Yun Tongju, a dispassionate witness to Korea’s national humiliation, expresses sorrow in response to relentless…
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