The Poetic World of Classic Korean Women Writers

Foreword

1. Do Not Speak of the Beauty of Yeosan
Hwang Jini's Pride, Songdo-samjeol

2. Walking Walking Finally Reached Macheonryeong
Song Deokbong, A Dignified Wife to Her Husband

3. Although Its Beauty Fades, Its Clear Fragrance Will Never Die
Heo Nanseolheon, Who Suffered the Nobility's Contempt

4. I Am a Crane of the Paradise Realm Trapped in a Birdcage
Yi Maechang, Who Was Buried With Her Harp

5. My Body, Too, Is of Royal Blood
Yi Okbong, Whose Poems Lacked the Fragile Sentiments of a Woman

6. Long Ago at My Home by the Sea, I Was Happy with Family
Kim Hoyeonjae, Who Composed Poems with 13 Members of Her Literary Family

7. Knowing Contentment Is Most Important in Life
Seo Youngsuhap, Who Steadfastly Admonished Even Her Son, a Great Scholar

8. Only Women in the Inner Room Speak Words of Longing and Yearning
Kim Samuidang, Who Staked Her Dreams on Her Husband's Success

9. Please Do Not Concern Yourself with Food and Clothing
Kang Jeongildang, Her Husband's True Intellectual Partner

10. Do Not Be Envious, You Flowers and Birds
Kim Uncho, Who Married a 77 Year-Old Literary Figure
Who Recognized Her Poetic Talent

11. As First Plum Blossom Falls, Dreams Become Clearer
Park Jukseo, Whose Poems Spoke of Purity

12. Dipping the Brush in My Tears, I Write the Word "Longing"
Kang Jijaedang, Who Also Excelled in Calligraphy

13. The Great Ultimate Abides within Us
Nam Jeongilheon, Who Mastered the Classics

Index