Language Korean Name Lee O-young Nationality South Korean Role Critic | Ethnicity Korean Movies The General's Mustache Citizenship South Korean | |
Born January 15, 1934 (age 90) ( 1934-01-15 ) Children Min-a Yi, Lee Seungmoo, Lee Gang-mu Books The general's beard, Korea in its creations, In this Earth and in that Wind: This is Korea Siblings Lee Yoon-nyung, Lee Si-ryung, Lee Whee-ryung, Lee Bok-nyung, Lee Seo-ryung, Lee Deok-nyung, Lee In-nyung | ||
Korea Our Stories(Ep.12) Literary critic Lee O Young(이어령) on Koreanness
Lee O Young (born January 15, 1934) is a South Korean critic and novelist. Although the romanized spelling of the hangul name "이어령" might be Yi O-Ryŏng or Lee Eo-ryeong, Lee O Young is the author's preferred romanization according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.
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- Korea Our StoriesEp12 Literary critic Lee O Young on Koreanness
- Life
- Work
- Translated works
- Works in Korean partial
- Received awards
- References
Life
Lee O Young was born on January 15, 1934,(other sources say December 29, 1933) in Asan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea. Lee went to Buyeo High School and Seoul National University from which he received undergraduate (1956) and graduate (1959) degreed in Korean literature. Lee has taught at Ewha Womans University, where he is a professor emeritus, and Dankook University. Lee has been the chief editor of Munhak sasang (Literary Thought) and the Korean Minister of Culture.
Work
Lee was one of the most prominent figures to emerge from the "post-war generation" of Korean critics. Making his mark with his first piece of literary criticism, "Lee Sang non" ("On Lee Sang", 1955), he caused a stir in literary circles with his next essay, "Usang eui pagoe" ("Destruction of an Idol"), published in Hankook Ilbo in 1956. At a time when the war experience seemed to have devastated the literary imagination as well, Lee argued for the expansion and enrichment of Korean literature in articles that featured considerable rhetorical sophistication and verve.
Translated works
Works in Korean (partial)
Critical Collections
Fiction
Essays
Received awards
Lee has won a variety of Korean awards.