Jeong Cheol
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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 | 18 December 1536 |
| Died | 7 February 1594 (aged 57) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정철 |
| Hanja | 鄭澈 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Cheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Ch'ŏl |
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).
Family
[edit]- Father
- Jeong Yu-chim (정유침; 鄭惟沈; 1493–1570)
- Grandfather - Jeong Woe (정위; 鄭潙)
- Grandmother - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨; 1468–?); second daughter of Kim Hyeon-roe (김현뢰; 1440–1478)
- Jeong Yu-chim (정유침; 鄭惟沈; 1493–1570)
- Mother
- Lady Ahn of the Juksan Ahn clan (죽산 안씨; 竹山 安氏; 1495–1573)
- Grandfather - Ahn Paeng-su (안팽수; 安彭壽; 1475–?)
- Grandmother - Lady Jeong of the Dongrae Jeong clan (동래 정씨; 1475–?); daughter of Jeong Yu-rye (정유례; 鄭有禮; 1448–?)
- Lady Ahn of the Juksan Ahn clan (죽산 안씨; 竹山 安氏; 1495–1573)
- Siblings
- Older brother - Jeong Ja (정자; 鄭滋; 1515–1547)
- Older brother - Jeong So (정소; 鄭沼; 1518–1572)
- Older sister - Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Yeonil Jeong clan (귀인 정씨; August 1520 – 25 March 1566)
- Brother-in-law - King Injong of Joseon (조선 인종; 10 March 1515 – 7 August 1545)
- Older sister - Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨; 1521–1596)
- Older brother - Jeong Hwang (정황; 鄭滉; 1528–1588)
- Younger sister - Princess Consort Ohcheon of the Yeonil Jeong clan (오천군부인 연일 정씨; 烏川郡夫人 延日 鄭氏; 1542–?)
- Brother-in-law - Yi Yu, Prince Gyerim (계림군 유; 桂林君 瑠)[a]
- Wives and their children
- Lady Ryu of the Munhwa Ryu clan (문화 류씨; 文化 柳氏; 1535–1598)
- Daughter - Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨; 1556)
- Son - Jeong Ki-myeong (정기명; 鄭振溟; 1558–1589)
- Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨; 1559–?)
- Son - Jeong Jong-myeong (정종명; 鄭宗溟; 1565–1626)
- Son - Jeong Jin-myeong (정진명; 鄭振溟; 1567–1614)[b]
- Daughter - Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨; 1576–?)
- Son - Jeong Hong-myeong (정홍명; 鄭弘溟; 7 March 1582 – 2 October 1650)[c]
- Concubine - Jin-ok (기녀 진옥; 眞玉)
- Concubine - Lady Kang-ah (강아; 江娥)
- Lady Ryu of the Munhwa Ryu clan (문화 류씨; 文化 柳氏; 1535–1598)
Literary works
[edit]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 |
Other Works:
- Gwandong Byeolgok (The Song of the Sceneries of the Gwandong).
- Samiingok (Mindful of My Seemly Lord).
- Songgang Gasa (Songgang's Prose Poetry Book).
Popular culture
[edit]- Portrayed by Park-woong in the 1995 KBS2 TV Series West Palace.
- Portrayed by Joo Jin-mo in the 2014 KBS2 TV series The King's Face.
- Portrayed by Sun Dong-Hyuk in the 2015 KBS2 TV series The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War.
Legacy
[edit]- A crater on Mercury was named after him in 1979.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Grandson of Grand Prince Wolsan, Queen Insu’s great-grandson and Queen Janggyeong’s nephew
- ^ He eventually became the 6th great-grandfather of Min Chi-rok’s mother and Empress Myeongseong’s grandmother
- ^ Kim Jang-saeng was his teacher
References
[edit]- ^ a b David Bannon, “Sijo Poetry of Korean Kisaeng,” Hangul Herald, Fall 2008: 10-13. Excerpted and used with permission.
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