Key-Zung Lim is Professor Emeritus of Dongguk University, South Korea. He was born in Gochang, Korea, and studied at Dongguk University, where he earned a doctorate in Korean Literature, specializing in Korean classical poetry. He was a lecturer at Dongguk University in the Korean Language and Linguistics Department. His most important works are: proseico Canto de Joseon and Studies on the songs and writings of Silla. He published several compilations of classical songs: Anthology of prosaic poetry, in thirty volumes.