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The history of Chinese literature[1] extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age. The Han (202 BC – 220 AD) and Tang (618–907 AD) dynasties were considered golden ages of poetry, while the Song (960–1279 ...
In translating Chinese literature, translators struggle to find true fidelity in translating into the target language. In The Poem Behind the Poem , Barnstone argues that poetry "can't be made to sing through a mathematics that doesn't factor in the creativity of the translator".
The Wen Xuan ([wə̌n.ɕɥɛ̀n]; Chinese: 文選), usually translated Selections of Refined Literature, is one of the earliest and most important anthologies of Chinese poetry and literature, and is one of the world's oldest literary anthologies to be arranged by topic. It is a selection of what were judged to be the best poetic and prose ...
East Asian literature is the diverse writings from the East Asian nations, China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Taiwan. Literature from this area emerges as a distinct and unique field of prose and poetry that embodies the cultural, social and political factors of each nation. Prose within East Asian countries reflects the rich cultural heritage ...
Su Shi (simplified Chinese: 苏轼; traditional Chinese: 蘇軾; pinyin: Sū Shì; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (子瞻), art name Dongpo (東坡), was a Chinese poet, essayist, calligrapher, painter, and scholar-official who lived during the Song dynasty. [3] A major personality of the Song era, Su was an important ...
Zizhi Tongjian. The Zizhi Tongjian (1084) is a chronicle published during the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) that provides a record of Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynasties and spanning almost 1400 years. [1] The main text is arranged into 294 scrolls (卷; juǎn), each equivalent to a chapter—totaling around 3 ...
Chinese poetry. Hand-painted Chinese New Year 's dui lian (對聯 "couplet"), a by-product of Chinese poetry, pasted on the sides of doors leading to people's homes, at Lijiang City, Yunnan. Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, and a part of the Chinese literature. While this last term comprises ...
The Zuo Zhuan has been recognized as a masterpiece of early Chinese prose and "grand historical narrative" for many centuries. [15] It has had an immense influence on Chinese literature and historiography for nearly 2000 years, [30] and was the primary text by which historical Chinese readers gained an understanding of China's ancient history. [4]