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Chinese Lit
Chinese Literature
Question | Answer |
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Didactic Literature | Instructs its readers |
Maxim | Statement of general truth about human behavior,or offing advice. |
Anecdote | brief story that focuses on a single interesting event |
Parable | brief story |
Confucius | 551-479 BC |
Confucius was the | Foundation of Chinese thought and society |
Concfucius had | A failed political career |
Confucius grew to be | a respected teacher |
Analects | written by Conficius,collection of about 500 sayings,put together after his death |
3 most important concepts | Jen, Junzi, and Li |
Jen | Humanity-highest ideal for moral behavior |
Junzi | gentleman-person commited to ethical life |
Li | ritual-proper conduct |
Paralleism | similar to grammatical constructions to express ideas that are related or equal in importance. |
Lao-Tzu from the Tao Te Ching | 81 pgs. best known work of Chinese lit. (2nd most translated book in history) |
Wisdom of the Tao Te Ching | moves from observation pf the disharmony and struggles in the world to insight into how to create peace and simplicity in life. |
Lao Tzu | credited for being forrst philosopher of Taoism |
From Chuang Tzu The Fish Rejoice | express his belief in the unity of the Tao |
How do Confucianism and Taoism differ? | Confucianism-teachings promote and active life...Taoism-focuses on the individual being in harmony with the Tao and not seeking a busy successful life. |
Book of Odes | most ancient works of Chinese lit. dates back to 1000 BC |
Li po | best known poet in China |
Li Po wrote about | friendship, drinking, nature, solitude, love, and his yearning for other times and places |
Tu Fu | Talent not recognized during his time, failed political career |
Tu Fu wrote about | event of his time-devastation of war, the decay of the Chinese society, and the suffering of the common people |
Li Po and Tu Fu | Li Po-Taoist romantic, bold and original...Tu Fu-Confucian moralist, wrote carefully crafted poems |
Li Ch'ing-chao | China's greatest female poet |
Li Ch'ing-chao wrote | lyric poetry-poems in which the speakers express personal thoughts and feelings. |