Examining the"Poetry Societies"of the Joseon Middle-class Literati in the 17th and 18th Centuries
The"middle-class literati"is a concept opposite to the"Yang ban Literati,"and its composition is more complicated,including interpreters,medical officers,painters,etc.from the middle class,as well as slaves and officials from the lowest class.Scholars believe that the main middle-class literati's poetry societies of this period were the Zhenliutai Poetry Society,the Samchungdong Poetry Society,the Luoshe Poetry Society,and the Song-seok-won Poetry Society,but not all of the above can be called"poetry societies".Among them,"Zhenliutai Poetry Society"should be changed to"Zhenliutai Poem as Reward","Samchungdong Poetry Society"should be"Samchungdong Poetry Party".Though"Luoshe Poetry Society"is not a poetry society in the strict sense,it has the beginning form of a poetry society,so it can use poetry society in its name."Song-seok-won Poetry Society"is the first official poetry society of the Joseon Dynasty for middle-class literati.The middle-class literati communicated with each other and found a sense of belonging to the class by means of the society.They also compiled an anthology of poems by the middle-class poets.The growth of the social power of the middle-class literati was inseparable from these societies.
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