The Dispute over Hyǒmnyulsa: The Political and Social Implications of Korea’s First Theater .......... 13

Autorzy

Ewa Rynarzewska
University of Warsaw
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6491-9735
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12797/9788383682198.01

Streszczenie

The research purpose of this article is to demonstrate the political and social implications of the Hyǒmnyulsa theater. It went down in history as Korea’s first theater and, just as importantly, a national theater. It operated from 1902 to 1908, thus during an extremely dramatic period when the fate of the country was at stake. The peculiar political situation in which Korea found itself determined the activities of the Hyǒmnyulsa and ignited fierce disputes involving different social groups, especially both supporters of state modernization and conservative officials. This article attempts to describe this dispute and show that it was rooted in political and social grounds.

Biogram autora

Ewa Rynarzewska - University of Warsaw

Assoc. Prof., graduated from the Department of Japanese and Korean Studies, the University of Warsaw where she received the doctoral and postdoctoral degree. Studied at University of Koryo (1993–1994, 1997–2001) and the University of Yonsei (1995–1996). She specializes in Korean literature and theater and is the author of many articles and books on Korean literature and theatre (e.g. Teatr uwikłany – koreańska sztuka teatralna i dramatyczna w latach 1900–1950 [Theater Entangled: Korean Theater and Drama 1900–1950], Warszawa 2013); translator of Korean dramas and novels (Lee Kang-baek, Choi In-hun, Yi Sang, Shin Kyung-sook). Her recent academic interests focus on the social function of Korean literature, as well as the traditional Korean theater.

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Wolumen

From Past to Present: Korean Culture, History, and Politics

Strony

13-27

Opublikowane

2 czerwca 2025

Kategorie

Prawa autorskie (c) 2025 Marek Hańderek + et al.

Jak cytować

Rynarzewska, E. (2025) “The Dispute over Hyǒmnyulsa: The Political and Social Implications of Korea’s First Theater . 13”, in Hosaniak, J. ., From Past to Present: Korean Culture, History, and Politics. Edited byM. . Hańderek. Poland: Wydawnictwo Księgarnia Akademicka, pp. 13–27. doi:10.12797/9788383682198.01.