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Joseon Period

The Joseon period lasted from 1392- 1864. From 1418- 1450 book publishing accelerated. Poetry, fantasy, phiosophy, and encyclopedias were published. At the time Korea had the highest living standards. When the japanese invaded in 1592 it probably changed a lot of the writing. It changed from peaceful and loving writing to sorroful and sad writing. It was sad writing because relatives of the authors could've died.The poem I read was about love. The guy was saying that if he gave this girl the branch of a willow it would grow into a tree. He said to plant it beneath the window and in the night rain he will be there. The story is a little confusing at first but I read it again and now I understand it.