"A fossil skull of opportunities to laugh, alas, it lacks the muscle." (Yi Sang)
Korean poetry was featured in the first show of the year "that rhymes with what. On the occasion of the film "Poetry", Sophie Nauleau welcomed Patrick Maurus Maurus Patrick is a professor at INALCO, editor of the series "Letters Korean" Actes Sud and Review Tan'gun editions of the Harmattan. I suggest you listen to this too short program that gives an overview of the importance of poetry in Korea.
an aside from me: I am sorry that the show has been moved an hour later on the air and does not have an extra half hour. At a time when the information itself is buffeted from all sides, could not be expected to be given time to poetry, even on France Culture.
Korean poetry is incredibly rich because it feeds both narrative traditions in the most remote and Western poetry introduced by Japan in Korea. Poetry is indeed a very important place in Korean society and as the guest says Sophie Nauleau, Koreans familiar poems and poets read their texts in a stadium filled. It would be quite unable to explain the poetic power but you could say that the political and social difficulties of Korea have strengthened poetry as a weapon of resistance. This fact goes against all those who cry at the death of poetry or consider it unnecessary. Looking more closely at the history of Korea, we see that poetry has never been as strong as when freedom of expression was threatened or absent. In the years 70-80 Kim Soo-Young, Shin Dong-Yeop gave new impetus to the Korean literature.
I recommend a very good last issue of the journal Poetry / First (No. 46) entitled "Korean Modernities", featuring articles and poems translated very well (and how!) Of major Korean poets.
And a very interesting site that traces the history of Korean poetry: Poetry Korean
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