서사시

서사시

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 敍事 (“narration”) + 詩 (“poetry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^{(Seoul dialect, key)}: [ˈsʰɘːsʰa̠ɕʰi]
• Phonetic hangeul: [서ː사시]

Revised Romanization? seosasi Revised Romanization (translit.)? seosasi McCune–Reischauer? sŏsasi Yale Romanization? sēsasi

Noun

서사시 • (seosasi) (hanja 敍事詩)

1. epic poem, narrative poem, narrative poetry (poetry that recounts a narrative)
   • 2009, 최두석, 시와 리얼리즘: 한국 현대 리얼리즘 시 연구‎, page 226:

     넓은 의미의 서정시에는 영웅서사시(epic)가 아닌 김동환의 '국경의 밤' 같은 서사시도 포함되고

     neolbeun uimiui seojeongsieneun yeong-ungseosasi(epic)ga anin gimdonghwanui gukgyeong-ui bam gateun seosasido pohamdoego

     The broader definition of "sentimental poetry" includes narrative poems which are not epic poetry, such as Kim Dong-hwan's Night on the Border

   • 2009, 고정희, 한국 고전 시가의 서정시적 탐구‎, page 134:

     만일 평시조와 사설시조가 서정시와 서사시의 양극에 그의 논의처럼 잘 대응한다면

     manil pyeongsijowa saseolsijoga seojeongsiwa seosasiui yanggeuge geuui nonuicheoreom jal daeeunghandamyeon

     If pyeong-sijo and saseol-sijo do correspond well to the extremes of sentimental and narrative poetry, as he argues

   Coordinate terms: 서정시 (seojeongsi, “sentimental poetry, lyric poetry”), 극시 (geuksi, “dramatic verse”)

   Hypernym: 시 (si, “poetry”)

2. epic poem, epic poetry (as opposed to other genres of narrative poetry)

   Synonym: 에픽 (epik)