Kim Siseup
김시습
Kim Siseup, one of the Six Surviving Ministers (生六臣 sangyuksin) from the early Joseon period (朝鮮 1392-1910), contemplated back and forth the merits Three Teachings (儒佛道 shortened form for referring to Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism together) and left behind many excellent works. A representative author of early-Joseon Outsider literature (外邦人 文學 oebangin munhak), he not only wrote the best jeongi soseol (傳奇小說 fiction of remarkable things) in Hanmun (漢文Chinese characters) Geumo Sinhwa (金鰲新話 New Stories from Gold Turtle Mountain), but also left behind outstanding Hansi (漢詩 Chinese character poetry). His posthumous anthology Maewoldangjip (梅月堂集 Collection of Maewoldang) in 23 chapters of 6 volumes is currently being passed down.
