Lee you-jang (1625-1701) received a scholarship of Toe-gye but he also clearly identified with new activities. He sought practical scholarship and believed that was more important than speculative philosophy.
He lived up to his scholarship and was positive about going into government service. Through the spirit of his hard work and scholarship he exposed an angular style of writing Chinese characters and history.
Chinese poems rest on the basis of "think of nothing informally" and do not take one's livelihood artificially. Experts said to "seriously edit" and "elevate the rest" of his poems.
The three sections of the poems with distinct themese are "Shape of Patriotism and Love of the People", "Attractive Features of Landscape and Pastoral" and Exchange about Private Relationship and Kindly Feelings." The shape of patriotism and love of the people show in the criticism they feel sorry for people's misfortune, the impatience of disgrace at the national prestige, and are striving hard for fame and don't use select talented people.
Attractive features of the landscape and pastoral show nature singing about attractive features of the landscape and pastoral content to live within his means. The singing glee was about a natural object.
The last exchange about private relationship and kind feelings look into association preceding scholarship. A poem about death make people feel said to precede the scholarship that speaks highly of results and temperament. A poem about death of friendship is told about and then grieved over the loss of a close friend that results. A poem for death of a junior scholar is sad and painful to people for future benefit.
By the facts mentioned above, we know Go-san Lee you-jang lives in landscape and pastoral and lives above riches and honor. Likewise, we know he takes a positive attitude about the worry of society and the public.
He is different than ordinary southern scholars that go into politics plan and ruin. So, his tendency of scholarship and research about poems is part and parcel after the 17thcentury's yong-nam districts.