(R)Im Che

Japanese: 林悌 - りんてい（英語表記）(R)Im Che

1549‐87
A writer from the mid-Yi Dynasty of Korea. His pen names were Baekho, Gyeonjae, Punggang, and Sochi. He was from Naju. He was known as a brilliant scholar, but he deplored the fierce party strife within the yangban (high-ranking official) society at the time, and resigned from his official position as Chief Minister of Rites and Chief Education Officer, instead spending his time visiting famous mountains and drinking and poetry. His poetry and prose are bold and lively, and there are many anecdotes about his real life as well. For example, on his way to his post as the governor of Heungan, he ignored the dignity of the yangban and paid a pilgrimage to the grave of the famous courtesan Hwang Jin-i, holding a grand memorial service, which led to his dismissal. On his deathbed, he is said to have written, "It is a great regret that I was born in Korea, a country that cannot call itself an empire because of China, so I should not cry even when I die."

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1549‐87
朝鮮，李朝中期の文章家。号は白湖，謙斎，楓江，嘯痴。羅州の人。秀才の聞えが高かったが，当時激しかった両班（ヤンバン）社会の党争を慨嘆し，官は礼曹正郎兼知製教で辞め，もっぱら名山に遊んで詩酒を友とした。その詩文は豪放快活，実生活でも逸話が多い。たとえば平安都事として赴任する途中，両班の体面など無視して名妓黄真伊の墓に詣で盛大な法事を営んで罷免されたり，死の床で〈中国をはばかり帝国と称しえない朝鮮などに生まれたのは痛恨事だから，自分が死んでも泣いてはならぬ〉と遺言したという。

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