Jeong Cheol

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Jeong Cheol
Hangul 정철
Hanja 鄭澈
Revised Romanization Jeong Cheol
McCune-Reischauer Chŏng Ch'ŏl

Jeong Cheol (1536-1593) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham and Songgang.

[edit] Literary works

He is prominent in the gasa and the sijo, forms of classical Korean poetry.

  • Gwandong Byeolgok (the Song of the Sceneries of the Gwandong province).
  • Samiingok (Mindful of My Seemly Lord).
  • Songgang Gasa (Songgang's Prose Poetry Book).

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