Im Kkeokjeong

Im Kkeokjeong (Korean: 임꺽정; Hanja: 林巪正, d. 1562) was born in Korea, Yangju, Gyeonggi Province. His father was a butcher. He was the leader of a peasant rebellion in the Hwanghae Province during 1559 to 1562, which started due to heavy taxation. His organisation, the Noklimdang, started off as a small group, but grew as they began killing the rich and giving food to the poor. The group of thieves eventually grew to a few hundred. In addition, the group had a wooden castle built.^[1]

Legacy[]

Im Kkokjong became an inspiration for the fictional character of Hong Gildong,^[2] subject of Hong Gildong jeon, often considered the first Korean novel.

Popular culture[]

Literature[]

Im Kkokjong - novel by the North Korean writer Hong Myong-Hui (洪命熹) (1888—1968)^[3]^[4]^[5]

Film and television[]

Portrayed by Cheong Hung-chae in the 1996 SBS TV series Im Kkokjong.
Portrayed by Kwon Hyun-sang in the 2013 KBS2 TV series The Fugitive of Joseon.
Portrayed by Song Won-seok in the 2019 TV Chosun TV series Joseon Survival Period.

References[]

^ Yi Tae-jin The dynamics of Confucianism and modernization in Korean history East Asia Program, Cornell University, 2007 p44, p113 "In Choson, tax rebellions (chongnan), most notably that of Im Kkok-chong (?-1562 ), broke out all over the country"
^ (in Polish) Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog. ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6. P.237
^ Kenneth M. Wells South Korea's minjung movement: the culture and politics of dissidence University of Hawaii at Manoa. Center for Korean Studies - 1995 p184 "Of course, as a long novel, Im Kkokjong has a structure and continuity of plot that is absent in Ten Thousand Lives and possesses, besides, those unique strengths and aesthetic virtues of Hong which Ko Un lacks."
^ Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film, and Everyday Performance in North Korea (review) P Miller - Asian Theatre Journal, 2011 - muse.jhu.edu "The Great Leader reincarnates ancient popular heroes such as Hong Gil-dong, On-dal, and Im Kkeok-jeong, who topple the corrupt feudal order to bring about the people's utopia."
^ SH Kim A costume study on the basis of descriptions in the novel Im Kkeok Jeong - International Journal of Costume, 2008 한국복식학회.

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[1] Yi Tae-jin The dynamics of Confucianism and modernization in Korean history East Asia Program, Cornell University, 2007 p44, p113 "In Choson, tax rebellions (chongnan), most notably that of Im Kkok-chong (?-1562 ), broke out all over the country"

[2] (in Polish) Joanna Rurarz (2009). Historia Korei. Dialog. ISBN 978-83-89899-28-6. P.237

[3] Kenneth M. Wells South Korea's minjung movement: the culture and politics of dissidence University of Hawaii at Manoa. Center for Korean Studies - 1995 p184 "Of course, as a long novel, Im Kkokjong has a structure and continuity of plot that is absent in Ten Thousand Lives and possesses, besides, those unique strengths and aesthetic virtues of Hong which Ko Un lacks."

[4] Illusive Utopia: Theater, Film, and Everyday Performance in North Korea (review) P Miller - Asian Theatre Journal, 2011 - muse.jhu.edu "The Great Leader reincarnates ancient popular heroes such as Hong Gil-dong, On-dal, and Im Kkeok-jeong, who topple the corrupt feudal order to bring about the people's utopia."

[5] SH Kim A costume study on the basis of descriptions in the novel Im Kkeok Jeong - International Journal of Costume, 2008 한국복식학회.

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