Kim Man Jung
김만중
Kim Man-jung (金萬重, 1637-1692) belonged to the Kim clan of Gwangsan, and went by the pseudonyms Jungsuk (重淑) and Seopo (西浦), and the posthumous epithet Mun-hyo (文孝). He was the great-grandson of the godfather of mid- Joseon dynasty neo-Confucian studies, Kim Jang-saeng (金長生), and the son to Kim Ik-kyeom, who was martyrized during the Qing invasion of Joseon. Kim Man-jung’s niece and daughter to his older brother Kim Man-gi, would become Queen Ingyeon and first wife to King Sukjong. Kim Man-jung wrote the book of essays titled Seopomanpil (西浦漫筆 Essays by Kim Man-jung), and his claim to fame in the history of Korean literature is as the author of Guunnmong (九雲夢 The Nine Cloud Dream) and Sassinamjeonggi (謝氏南征記 Lady Sa’s Journey to the South).
김만중(金萬重, 1637∼1692)의 본관은 광산(光山), 자는 중숙(重淑), 호는 서포(西浦), 시호는 문효(文孝)이다. 조선 중기 예학(禮學)의 대가인 김장생(金長生)의 증손이자 병자호란으로 순절한 김익겸(金益兼)의 아들로 태어났다. 광성부원군(光城府院君) 김만기(金萬基)의 동생으로 숙종의 초비(初妃) 인경왕후(仁敬王后)의 숙부가 된다. 수필로 『서포만필(西浦漫筆)』을 저술했고, 문학사에서는 「구운몽(九雲夢)』과 『사씨남정기(謝氏南征記)』의 저자로 유명하다.