Chang Man-yong

Chang Man-yong (January 25, 1914 – 1977) was a Korean poet and journalist associated with the modernist movement of the 1930s. He was born in Yeonbaek in Hwanghae province, under Japanese rule; he attended Gyeongseong High School in Seoul and later the Mijakki English School in Tokyo.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Chang.

Chang Man-yong
Hangul	장만영
Hanja	張萬榮
Revised Romanization	Jang Man-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Manyŏng
Pen name
Hangul	초애
Hanja	草涯
Revised Romanization	Choae
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'oae

Considered a major representative of 1930s Korean modernism, he is distinct from other poets in that tradition in his embrace of pastoral lyricism. Nostalgic themes of rural life were used to reflect the difficulty and anguish of the times in which Chang lived; he continued to use these devices to reflect the hardship of life in early South Korea.

Chang served as editor of the Seoul Shinmun, and was also president of the Society of Korean Poets.

References

Choi, Tong-ho (1996). "Chang, Man-yong". Who's who in Korean literature. Seoul: Hollym. pp. 29–31. ISBN 1-56591-066-4.

See also

• Korean literature
• Korean poetry
• List of Korean language poets