Yŏm Sangsŏp
Korean writer
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literary naturalism
- In Korean literature: Modern literature: 1910 to the end of the 20th century
Yŏm Sangsŏp, the first to introduce psychological analysis and scientific documentation into his stories, defined naturalism as an expression of awakened individuality. Naturalism’s purpose, Yŏm asserted, was to expose the sordid aspects of reality, especially the sorrow and disillusionment occurring as authority figures are debased…
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