Ok YiYi Ok (1760-1813) is a poet and literary man in the late Chosŏn period. His pen name is Munmuja. As a student of Sŏngkyunkwan, he passed Classics Licentiate Examination in 1790. As a leader in the new literary movement called sop'ummun, essys on minor subjects, he was punished to serve a military service by King Chǒngjo. He gave up his ambition to pass civil service examination and devoted his life on studying and writing. Yi composed works of diverse genres in experimental styles and is thus regarded as a best writer of odes. His writings could survive because Kim Ryŏ (1766-1822), his friend, collected his posthumous works. Yi's works were contained in Posthumous Writings of Kim Ryŏ, called Tamjŏngyugo. Read More Read Less