Family in Ungok poem, the emotion of affection

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Authors: Won-joon Kim
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Abstract

There are more than 40 poems related to the family in “UngokSisa[耘谷詩史]”, and no research has been conducted on this. These poems need to be illuminated in that they can understand the various emotions of Ungok[耘谷] toward the family. In that respect, this study focused on the heartbreaking emotion of Ungok looking at the death of his family, the affection and compassion of the husband and father, and the concentrated affection and request between brothers. In “Death, the Variations of That Separation”, which deals with the death of a family, the loss and sorrow of eternal separation were examined for daughters, wives, and brother Cheon-Sang[天常]. The determination of loss and sorrow following death is bound to vary depending on who the target is. In “husband's affection and father's affection for justice”, we can see the affection for the father through the affectionate emotion as a husband who remembers his wife and worries and requests for his distant son. In “Brotherly Affection”, the poetic emotion toward the brother differs depending on the relationship between the brother and the aura and whether he is going to attend or not. While the older brother Cheon-sang was believe and follow, the younger brother Cheon-woo[天佑] is the object of interest and request. As described above, we looked at the affectionate emotions of Ungok toward them for wives, daughters, sons, and brothers. Since family is a familiar being in everyday life, we forget the importance of it. It makes us ask what the family of our time means and remains a missed being even though we are together. It makes us think about the importance of it through a poem of Ungok that deals with the affection of the family.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Poetry Analysis and Criticism Literature: history themes analysis Historical and Literary Analyses

Publication details

Volume
19
Pages
37–71
Publication date
9 February 2026
Language
EN