Chinese poetry

The lute is a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets has many related forms in many different Asian cultures. The most well-known are the Chinese pipa, Japanese biwa, the Vietnamese dan ty, and the Korea bipa. There is confusion and disagreements about the origin of pipa in China. This is due to the fact that the word pipa was used in ancient texts to describe a variety of plucked instrument throughout the era of dynasties well as the differing accounts given in these ancient…

The chapter The Notion of Qing in Early Chinese Thought’, edited by Halvor Eifering, begins with a definition of qíng as “emotions” or “passions” by most scholar. However, recently, two philosophies have a debate on the meaning of qíng in Chinese fourth through second centuries. First philosophy named Graham believe qíng means “essential qualities” and not “passions” which is supported by a book named Xunzi. Second philosophy, Chad Hansen, believes that qíng means “reality feedback” or “reality…

“Isla” by Virgil Suarez is a powerful image of migration through the eyes of a young boy. Suarez uses this narrative, free-verse poem as a personal experience of his migration from Cuba. His reference to Godzilla helps the reader connect with his experience (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). In the poem, Suarez begins by using allusions to make the poem more relevant to the reader. He references several children television programs putting the reader in a young mindset. The speaker is aware at an…

classic epic tales, such as Homer’s Odyssey, which has been called a contemporary “epic” by critics. I can see why the critics may label the book as being a contemporary “epic”, however although it roughly follows Aristotle’s understanding of epic poetry, the novel itself can’t be generalized in a genre as it incorporates complex fragmentation of space, imagery and themes that underlie, making it extremely difficult in categorizing it.…

nostalgic search of the lost totems. Chinese characters are not immutable. As a matter of fact, behind every Chinese character there is a history of evolution, from the ancient oracle bone scripts to modern simplified Chinese characters. In this way, every generation inherits the tradition of Chinese characters, and then overthrows the tradition. Before a nostalgic Chinese speaker can use the lost totems as transitional objects, s/he has to recognize Chinese characters not as independent…

Ian Fessenden ARTH-1300 11/1/17 Annotated Bibliography for “Dog” Berthold Laufer, Chinese Pottery of the Han Dynasty (EJ Brill Ltd. 1909) X-11 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89057248973;view=1up;seq=21 Examines the techniques, skills, and crafts of the Han Dynasty Era pottery. Does so through an analysis of the history of pottery prior to the Han Dynasty, during it, and post Han Dynasty, therefore to present the changes and shifts in cultural,religious, and societal influences…

I would imagine that both of their teachings will remain influential in Chinese culture for some time The Zhou Dynasty operated as a feudal system whereas marriages were generally arranged in order to strengthen family ties. These various family units would also be following different customs and beliefs which would often lead…

To the testimony furnished by the Christian philosophy and theology Ricci added numerous proofs from the ancient Chinese books which did much to win credit for his work. The most difficult problem in the evangelization of china had to do with the rites or ceremonies, in use from time immemorial to do honor to ancestors or deceased relatives and the particular tokens…

Thirdly, oriental mysticism as revealed in Hindu and Chinese classics reached America in English translations. As a result, New England Transcendentalism blended native American tradition with foreign influences. Development Ralph Waldo Emerson published Nature in 1836 which represented a new way…

“ Chinese cosmology pictured the heaven round and the earth as a stable cube. Space was conceived as a series of imprecated squares, at the center of which lay the capital of the empire strictly oriented toward the points of the compass. And in its center the palace commanded the main north- south axis, facing southward (as did all important buildings) in the direction of the Red phoenix of summer and fire. To the east was the region of the blue Dragon, of spring and growth and the upright tree.…