Poems by Du Fu, Korean Translation, Volume 13

This book contains the poems of the renowned Tang-dynasty Chinese poet Du Fu (712–770), translated into Korean and compiled by Yu Yun-gyeom and others of the Hongmungwan (Office of Special Advisers) at the king's command during the reign of King Seongjong. It was given the title 'Dugongbusi' because Du Fu once held the post of Gongbu wollang, and the word 'bullyu' (classified) was drawn from the Chinese Song-dynasty work Fenmen jizhu Du Gongbu shi (分門集注杜工甫詩), which served as a reference. According to the preface written by Jo Wi for the first printed edition, the Korean translation was begun at the king's command in the autumn of 1481, the twelfth year of King Seongjong, and completed in December of that year. The printed text of Volume 13 was set using the Eulhae type in large and small sizes together with Hangeul type, though the printing is not particularly clean. In 1482, the thirteenth year of King Seongjong, a severe drought led to the suspension of the printing of the Poems of Du Fu along with the Chunchu (Spring and Autumn Annals), the Poems of Li Bai and the Yonghak gugyeol, the funds being diverted to drought relief, so that the printing of this edition appears to have taken place somewhat later than planned. Given its fluent style rendered in Hangeul and its rich vocabulary, this Classified Poems of Du Fu, Korean Annotated Edition is regarded as an important resource for the study of Korean literature and language.

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Yongin, Gyeonggi

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Treasure · 보물