Mun Jeonghui was born in Boseong, Jeollanam-do, Korea on May 25, 1947.[2] She attended Jinmyeong Girls' High School, majored in Korean Literature at Dongguk University, and completed her graduate studies from the same university, where she has also taught.[3] While still in high school, she published her first collection of poems, Kkotsum (1965). In 1969 Mun Jeonghui made her debut in literature when her poems "Bulmyeon" (Insomnia) and "Haneul" (Sky) were accepted in Wolgan Munhak's feature on new poets.[4] In 2014, she served as the chairman of the Society of Korean Poets.
Workedit
The core of Mun Jeonghui's poetry reveals a distinctly romantic consciousness, expressed in crystalline language, dominated by a complex interplay of vivid emotions and sensations. Her fine, occasionally startling poetic sensibility is best represented in the poem Hwangjiniui norae:
No, that isn't it. Even with little sunlight / with love alone / that is shy of new faces / like flowers of grass / I want to knock my whole body against a massive wall / and fall.
Mun's similes and metaphors are entirely subjective, having been internalized to chart the evolutions and dramas of her own emotions. Her figurative language becomes a register of her sensitivity, and movingly treats the themes of romantic love, reticence, suffering, and freedom. In a few poems such as Potatoes (Gamja), Saranghaneun samacheon dangsinege and Namhangangeul barabomyeo, Mun Jeonghui makes use of the elements of fairy tale narratives in order to arrive at an allegorical distillation of present reality.[5]
Works in translationedit
Windflower (문정희 시선)
Woman on the Terrace (양귀비꽃 머리에 꽂고)
Die Mohnblume im Haar (문정희 시선-어린 사랑에게)
Celle qui mangeait le riz froid (édition Bruno Doucey, 2012), trans. Kim Hyun-ja
Works in Korean (partial)edit
Kkotsum (1965)
Mun Jeonghui Sijip (1973)
Honja muneojineun jongsori (1984)
Aunaeui sae (1986), Geuriun naui jip (1987)
Je momsoge salgo inneun saereul kkeonaeeo juseyo (1990)
^"Moon Chung-hee" Biographical PDF, LTI Korea, p. 1 available at LTI Korea Library or online at: . Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
^"문정희 시인, 수필가". people.search.naver.com. Naver. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
^Korean Writers The Poets. Minumsa Press. 2005. p. 48.
jeonghui, south, korean, actress, moon, jung, this, korean, name, family, name, moon, south, korean, poet, born, 1947, 1947, boseong, south, jeolla, province, south, korealanguagekoreancitizenshipsouth, koreaneducationphdalma, materdongguk, universitykorean, n. For the South Korean actress see Moon Jung hee In this Korean name the family name is Moon Mun Jeonghui is a South Korean poet 1 Mun JeonghuiBorn 1947 05 25 May 25 1947 age 76 Boseong South Jeolla Province South KoreaLanguageKoreanCitizenshipSouth KoreanEducationPhDAlma materDongguk UniversityKorean nameHangul문정희Hanja文貞姬Revised RomanizationMun JeonghuiMcCune ReischauerMun Chŏnghŭi Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 Works in translation 4 Works in Korean partial 5 Awards 6 ReferencesLife editMun Jeonghui was born in Boseong Jeollanam do Korea on May 25 1947 2 She attended Jinmyeong Girls High School majored in Korean Literature at Dongguk University and completed her graduate studies from the same university where she has also taught 3 While still in high school she published her first collection of poems Kkotsum 1965 In 1969 Mun Jeonghui made her debut in literature when her poems Bulmyeon Insomnia and Haneul Sky were accepted in Wolgan Munhak s feature on new poets 4 In 2014 she served as the chairman of the Society of Korean Poets Work editThe core of Mun Jeonghui s poetry reveals a distinctly romantic consciousness expressed in crystalline language dominated by a complex interplay of vivid emotions and sensations Her fine occasionally startling poetic sensibility is best represented in the poem Hwangjiniui norae No that isn t it Even with little sunlight with love alone that is shy of new faces like flowers of grass I want to knock my whole body against a massive wall and fall Mun s similes and metaphors are entirely subjective having been internalized to chart the evolutions and dramas of her own emotions Her figurative language becomes a register of her sensitivity and movingly treats the themes of romantic love reticence suffering and freedom In a few poems such as Potatoes Gamja Saranghaneun samacheon dangsinege and Namhangangeul barabomyeo Mun Jeonghui makes use of the elements of fairy tale narratives in order to arrive at an allegorical distillation of present reality 5 Works in translation editWindflower 문정희 시선 Woman on the Terrace 양귀비꽃 머리에 꽂고 Die Mohnblume im Haar 문정희 시선 어린 사랑에게 Celle qui mangeait le riz froid edition Bruno Doucey 2012 trans Kim Hyun jaWorks in Korean partial editKkotsum 1965 Mun Jeonghui Sijip 1973 Honja muneojineun jongsori 1984 Aunaeui sae 1986 Geuriun naui jip 1987 Je momsoge salgo inneun saereul kkeonaeeo juseyo 1990 Awards editContemporary Literature Hyundae Munhak Award 1975 Sowol Poetry Prize 1996 Jeong Jiyong Literature Prize 2004 References edit Moon Chung hee Biographical PDF LTI Korea p 1 available at LTI Korea Library or online at Author Database Korea Literature Translation Institute Archived from the original on 2013 06 07 Retrieved 2013 05 29 문정희 시인 수필가 people search naver com Naver Retrieved 12 November 2013 Korean Writers The Poets Minumsa Press 2005 p 48 문정희 LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea library or online at http klti or kr ke 04 03 011 do Archived 2013 09 21 at the Wayback Machine 문정희 LTI Korea Datasheet available at LTI Korea library or online at http klti or kr ke 04 03 011 do Archived 2013 09 21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mun Jeonghui amp oldid 1211357622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
