- Heo Nanseolheon
Infobox Korean name
caption=
hangul=허난설헌
hanja=linktext|許|蘭|雪|軒
rr=Heo Nanseolheon
mr=Hŏ Nansŏlhŏn
hangulho=허초희
hanjaho=linktext|許|楚|姬
rrho=Heo Chohui
mrho=Hŏ Ch'ohŭiHeo Nanseolheon (
1563 -1589 ) was a prominent Korean femalepoet of the midJoseon dynasty .Biography
Born into a good family in
Gangneung , on the east coast of modern daySouth Korea as the daughter of the mayor of the city, she was the older sister ofHeo Gyun (1569-1618). He would also go on to become one of Korea's most important literary figures during this period.She married early, but suffered
depression following the deaths of her children after child birth and is widely believed to have committedsuicide at the age of 27. [cite web|url=http://www.prkorea.com/engnews/print_paper.cgi?action=print_paper&number=404&title=%ED%94%84%EB%A6%B0%ED%8A%B8|title=Heo Gyun and Heo Nanseolheon| date=September 29 2005 |publisher=PR Korea Times|accessdate=October 6|accessyear=2008]Gallery
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