Abstract

I want to make a study on the characteristic of the poem describing the fatal life of Uncho who lived as a Gi-nyeo, a concubine and a poetess in the late period of Chosun dynasty. Uncho had to live her whole life as a member of the lower classes. Her destined encounter with Mr. Yeon Chun and the friendship with famous noble poets, such as Kyeong San, Keum Won, Juk Seo, and Kyeong Chun, through Samho-Jung, the poetry association became an opportunity to expand the world of her poetry. Uncho learned from her uncle Ilhwa-Dang. She got married to Mr. Yeon Chun, who was fifty years older than her. Through this marriage she enlarged the world of her poetry, but on the other hand she also keenly realized her limits. Uncho had a correct understanding of herself through the friendship with the men of noble birth, and it made her feel more alienated. After Yeon Chun's death, she concentrated more on writing poetry with her friend Kyeong San and the poetry association, Samho-Jung. But looking behind her husband, she left <Cheungsi> poetry as a self-portrait and finished her short life. The world of her poetry were as follows; Looks of Gi-nyeo appeared in the <Sajeol-Jung> poetry, <Jahwang> poetry satisfying herself. But dissatisfaction of her poetic talent was discovered in the <Jajo> poetry. Especially she expressed her sense of shame about the world of her poetry by comparing with Mrs. Hwa ye from China, and Huh nan seol-Heon from Chosun. "Separated feeling from object" : She gave a massage to her friends Gi-nyeo to be cautious in self-conceit. Uncho spent her time with friends of the poetry association, Samho-Jung, and was immersed in consciousness of kind. On the other hand, she led a lonely and neglected life mentioning consciousness of separation. In her poet given to Kyeong San, she concluded that her life was not free comparing herself to "fish in the fish bowl". She made <Cheungsi> poetry in the nihilism and passed away. To conclude, Uncho is the regrettable woman of the late period of Chosun dynasty who had lived unhappy double life.