Yi Maechang

In this Korean name, the family name is Yi.
Yi Maechang
Hangul
이매창
Hanja
李梅窓
Revised RomanizationI Mae-chang
McCune–ReischauerI Mae-ch'ang

Yi Mae-chang (Korean: 이매창; Hanja: 李梅窓; 1573–1610), born Yi Hyang-geum (이향금; 李香今), was a famed kisaeng of the Buan area during the Joseon period.[1][2][3] She was known by Maechang (매창; 梅窓), Gyesaeng (계생, 桂生/癸生), and Gyerang (계랑, 桂娘/癸娘).[4]

  1. ^ Yi, Pae-yong (2008). Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들. Ewha Womans University Press. ISBN 978-89-7300-772-1.
  2. ^ Kim, Young Chun; Jo, Jae-seong; Jung, Jung-Hoon (2023-08-11). South Korean Education and Learning Excellence as a Hallyu: Ethnographic Understandings of a Nation's Academic Success. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-92847-1.
  3. ^ Korean Cultural Series. 1960.
  4. ^ Lee, Hai-soon; Yi, Hye-sun (2005-01-01). The Poetic World of Classic Korean Women Writers. Ewha Womans University Press. ISBN 978-89-7300-627-4.