Yongbieocheonga
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Yongbieocheonga is a 15th-century Korean poetic work, regarded as the first piece of literature written in Hangul and celebrating the founding and virtues of the Joseon dynasty.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Korean poetic work
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classical Korean literature ⓘ court poetry ⓘ didactic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Joseon dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Jeong Inji
NERFINISHED
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Park Paengnyeon NERFINISHED ⓘ Seong Sammun NERFINISHED ⓘ other scholars of Sejong’s court ⓘ |
| celebrates | founding of the Joseon dynasty ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sejong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | 15th century ⓘ |
| describes |
deeds of early Joseon kings
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genealogy of Joseon royal house ⓘ mythic and historical ancestors of Joseon ⓘ |
| genre |
political poetry
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praise poetry ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | important work of Korean cultural heritage ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early reign of Sejong of Joseon ⓘ |
| ideology |
Confucian kingship
NERFINISHED
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Heaven-granted legitimacy ⓘ |
| inception | 1440s ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Korean written literature
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later Korean didactic poetry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese dynastic praise poetry
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Confucian political thought ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
educated elite
ⓘ
royal court ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
earliest extant example of Hangul literature
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first major work written in Hangul ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Joseon dynasty
NERFINISHED
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legitimization of royal authority ⓘ virtues of kingship ⓘ |
| numberOfCanticles | 125 ⓘ |
| patron | Sejong of Joseon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | early Joseon printed editions ⓘ |
| purpose |
to legitimize the new dynasty
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to praise the founders of Joseon ⓘ to provide moral exemplars for rulers ⓘ |
| structure | series of cantos (songs) ⓘ |
| titleInHangul | 용비어천가 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInHanja | 龍飛御天歌 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleRomanization | Yongbieocheonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Classical Chinese
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Hangul ⓘ |
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