Lee O-young
O-young in 2012
O-young in 2012
Born(1934-01-15)15 January 1934
Asan, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died26 February 2022(2022-02-26) (aged 88)
LanguageKorean
NationalitySouth Korean
Korean name
Hangul
이어령
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Eoryeong
McCune–ReischauerYi Ŏryŏng

Lee O-young (15 January 1934 – 26 February 2022) was a South Korean critic and novelist.[1] Although the romanized spelling of the hangul name "이어령" might be Yi O-ryŏng or Lee Eo-ryeong, Lee O-young is the author's preferred romanization according to the Literature Translation Institute of Korea.[2]

Life and career

Lee O-young was born on 15 January 1934,[3][4] (other sources say 29 December 1933)[1] in Asan, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan.[3] Lee went to Buyeo High School and Seoul National University from which he received undergraduate (1956) and graduate (1959) degrees in Korean literature. Lee has taught at Ewha Womans University, where he was a professor emeritus, and Dankook University. Lee has been the chief editor of Munhak sasang (Literary Thought) and the Korean Minister of Culture.[5]

He died from cancer on 26 February 2022, at the age of 88.[6]

Work

Lee was one of the most prominent figures to emerge from the "post-war generation" of Korean critics. Making his mark with his first piece of literary criticism, "Lee Sang non" ("On Lee Sang", 1955), he caused a stir in literary circles with his next essay, "Usang eui pagoe" ("Destruction of an Idol"), published in Hankook Ilbo in 1956. At a time when the war experience seemed to have devastated the literary imagination as well, Lee argued for the expansion and enrichment of Korean literature in articles that featured considerable rhetorical sophistication and verve.[7]

Literary works

Translated works

Works in Korean (partial)

Critical collections

Fiction

Essays

Received awards

Lee has won a variety of Korean awards.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "이어령" biographical PDF Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine at LTI Korea Library
  2. ^ "Author Database". LTI Korea. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b "이어령". Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Lee O Young, the journalist and literature critic". Naver. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Lee Oyoung" LTI Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Korea Datasheet at LTI Korea Library
  6. ^ Ex-Culture Minister Lee O-young dies at 89
  7. ^ "A Treatise on Metaphor." Source-attribution: "Lee Oyoung" LTI Archived 21 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Korea Datasheet at LTI Korea Library
  8. ^ "Lee O Young, the journalist and literature critic > 수상내역". Naver. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
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