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Kim Yunsik | |
|---|---|
| 김윤식 | |
| Born | 1936 Gyeongsangnam-do |
| Died | 2018 |
| Nationality | Republic of Korea |
| Occupation(s) | Professor in Korean Literature, translator, critic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Seoul National University |
Kim Yunsik (Korean: 김윤식 IPA: [kim.jun.ɕik̚]; Hanja: 金允植; 1936–2018) was a South Korean professor, literary critic, and writer. He taught Korean literature at Seoul National University from 1968 to 2001. He wrote more than 200 books on Korean literature, including A Research on History of Modern Korean Literary Criticism (한국근대문예비평사연구, 1973),Yi Gwangsu and His Age I-III (이광수와 그의 시대 1–3, 1986), and Kim Yunsik’s Notes on Criticism (김윤식의 비평수첩, 2004). With regard to Kim Yunsik's many achievements, young Korean literature scholars say the following: "It is totally impossible to evade Kim Yunsik’s shadow".[1]
- ^ Jaebong Choi, ‘‘Kim Yunsik, Literary Critic and Professor at Seoul National University Dies [문학평론가 김윤식 서울대 교수 별세],’’ Hankyoreh, October 26, 2018, https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/culture/culture_general/867476.html .