Manhae Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 23 (2019) Winner
Kim Uchang
キム・ウチャン
Gim Uchang
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-12-17 （Hampyeong County）
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean, English
Career
- Occupations
- literary critic, scholar of English literature
- Active Years
- 1963-2003
- Affiliations
- Korea University, Ewha Womans University
- Memberships
- National Academy of Arts, Republic of Korea, Founding member of Literatures of the World
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University | — | Department of English Literature | — | — | South Korea |
| Harvard University | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
Seoul National University
Department of English Literature
Year of Graduation:
1958
Country:
South Korea
Harvard University
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1975
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kyung-Ahm Prize in Humanities and Social Science | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Inchon Award for Humanities and Literature | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Green Stripes Order of Service Merit | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2000 | Korea Baeksang Publishing Culture Award for Nonfiction | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Korea University Scholar Award | — | — | Korea University | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Geumho Scholar Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Daesan Literary Award for Best Criticism | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Palbong Literary Criticism Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1981 | Seoul Culture and Arts Award for Best Criticism | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Kyung-Ahm Prize in Humanities and Social Science
2015
Result:
受賞
Inchon Award for Humanities and Literature
2005
Result:
受賞
Green Stripes Order of Service Merit
2003
Result:
受賞
Korea Baeksang Publishing Culture Award for Nonfiction
2000
Result:
受賞
Korea University Scholar Award
1998
Organization:
Korea University
Result:
受賞
Geumho Scholar Award
1997
Result:
受賞
Daesan Literary Award for Best Criticism
1994
Result:
受賞
Palbong Literary Criticism Award
1993
Result:
受賞
Seoul Culture and Arts Award for Best Criticism
1981
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Poets in a Destitute Time
1977 Collection of critical essaysA collection of critical essays subtitled 'Essays on Contemporary Literature and Society.'
Literature and societySelf-transcendenceDialectical relationships
From the Sea of Strange Thoughts
2012 Humanities lecturesA collection of humanities lectures on self-formation and its path.
Self-formationHappinessIdeal society
Bibliography
- The Boundaries and Horizons of Literature
- Imagination of the Object and Art
- On Art
- Currents of History and Reflections - Volumes 1-2
- Talks and Interviews - Volumes 1-2
- Landscape and Mind
- The World of Politics and Life
- Truth in the Age of Pluralism
- Mountains, Seas, and Paths of Thoughts
- Three Circles
- Poets in the Poor Age
- Literature and Beyond
- Lawless Road
- Universal Ideology and Everyday Life
- Towards a Rational Society
- A Jewel of a Poet
- Selected Critical Essays by Kim Uchang
- A Fisherman That Catches the Ocean
- The Ecology of a Deep Mind
- From the Sea of Strange Thoughts
- Reflections
- Kim Uchang
- Writing for Peace
- A Close Reading of Yu Jongho
- Standing in the Currents of History
- Landscape and Mind
- Modern Philosophies of 103 Thinkers
- Coral, Pearl, and Geuma
- Writing Across Boundaries
- The World of Politics and Life
- The Environment and Cities in the 21st Century
- How Do Images Live?
- A Study on Midang
- The Study of Aesthetic Rationality
- Horizons of Literature
- Criteria on Earth
Translations by Author
- Korean Literature: Its Classical Heritage and Modern Breakthroughs
- Le Roman coréen : Essais de littérature et de philosophie
- Writing Across Boundaries
- Landscape and Mind: Essays on East Asian Landscape Painting
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Criticism based on 'aesthetic rationality'Analysis through humanities theory including politics, aesthetics, ethicsEthical imagination
- Recurring Motifs
- Dialectic between society and individualSpecific universalityRationality and sensibility
Legacy
A leading figure in modern Korean literary criticism, known for advocating 'aesthetic rationality' to restore humanity through literature.