Chang Man-yong (Korean장만영; January 25, 1914 – 1977) was a Korean poet and journalist associated with the modernist movement of the 1930s. He was born in Yeonbaek County, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan. He attended Keijō High School in Seoul and later the Mijakki English School in Tokyo.

Chang Man-yong
Hangul
장만영
Hanja
張萬榮
Revised RomanizationJang Man-yeong
McCune–ReischauerChang Manyŏng
Art name
Hangul
초애
Hanja
草涯
Revised RomanizationChoae
McCune–ReischauerCh'oae

Considered a major representative of 1930s Korean modernism, he is distinct from other poets in that tradition in his embrace of pastoral lyricism. Nostalgic themes of rural life were used to reflect the difficulty and anguish of the times in which Chang lived; he continued to use these devices to reflect the hardship of life in early South Korea.

Chang served as editor of the Seoul Shinmun, and was also president of the Society of Korean Poets.

References

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Choi, Tong-ho (1996). "Chang, Man-yong". Who's who in Korean literature. Seoul: Hollym. pp. 29–31. ISBN 1-56591-066-4.

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