The Depiction of Time and Space in the Works of Li Munyol

Lee Mun-Yeol witnessed three major social and political events that left an indelible mark on the history of the Korean people in the twentieth century: brief freedom, civil war, and ideological division. These three periods also saw fundamental changes in literature, and the works produced acquired new features in form and content. Lee Mun-Yeol's work effectively deepened these changes by accurately describing the time and place of depiction, as well as artistically capturing the various issues of that era and their impact on the inner world of man.