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Jeong Cheol
정철 | |
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| Left State Councillor | |
| In office 13 March 1590 – 24 February 1591 | |
| Preceded by | Yi San-hae |
| Succeeded by | Ryu Seong-ryong |
| Right State Councillor | |
| In office 8 December 1589 – March 1590 | |
| Preceded by | Jeong Eon-sin |
| Succeeded by | Sim Su-gyeong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1536-12-18)18 December 1536 |
| Died | 7 February 1594(1594-02-07) (aged 57) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정철 |
| Hanja | 鄭澈 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ch'ŏl |
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Jeong Cheol (Korean: 정철; Hanja: 鄭澈; 18 December 1536 – 7 February 1594) was a Korean statesman and poet. He used the pen-names Gyeham (계함) and Songgang (송강), and studied under Kim Yunjae at Hwanbyeokdang. He was expelled by the Easterners. He was from the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨; 延日 鄭氏).
He is prominent in the gasa and the sijo, which are forms of classical Korean poetry.
The following two poems are an exchange between Jeong Cheol and the gisaeng Jinok. Jeong is playing on Jinok's name, which means Genuine Gem. First he calls her a gem (ok; 玉), then suggests she is an imitation (beon-ok; 燔玉) and finally finds her to be genuine (jin-ok; 眞玉).
옥(玉)이 옥(玉)이라 커늘 번옥(燔玉)으로 여겼더니 |
Gem, oh, they talk of a gem |
Jinok replies by playing on the name of Jeong Cheol (鄭澈), first calling him iron (cheol; 鐵), then suggesting he might be false iron (seop-cheol; 攝鐵) and finally discovering he is genuine iron (jeong cheol; 正鐵). Unquestionably bawdy, this exchange is one of the finest examples of satire in sijo — a poetic form that placed high value on wit, double entendre and word play.
철(鐵)이 철(鐵)이라커늘 섭철(攝鐵)로만 여겼더니 |
Iron, oh, they talk of iron |
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