China Flashcards
largest continent in the world
Asia
have vast literary tradition in terms of scope and
length of existence
Asia
main themes of literature in Asia
religion, war, politics
countries in east Asia
China
Korea
Japan
one of the world’s cradles of civilization
China
China- one of the ___
world’s cradles of civilization
China- Started its unbroken literary tradition (___)
14th century BCE
China- Started its ___ 14th century BCE
unbroken literary tradition
prolonged the existence of literary traditions
preservation of Chinese language
Du Fu other name
Tu Fu
greatest poet of all time
Du Fu
Du Fu is
greatest poet of all time
Du Fu famous piece
the ballad of the army cats
conscription
(army) and hidden satire that speaks the
noticeable luxury of the court
the ballad of the army cats
Li Po is also known as
Li Bai
poet that is the main competitor of Du Fu
Li Po
Known for his conversational tone and imagery
Li Po
Li Po was known for his __ and __
conversational tone and imagery
Li Po famous piece
alone and drinking under the moon
ancient social custom of drinking
alone and drinking under the moon
a statesman during Tang Dynasty
Wang Wei
Tang Dynasty is
golden ages of Chinese culture
School of Wang Wei
southern school of painter-poets
his poems usually represents the local
landscape
Wang Wei
Wang Wei- his poems usually represents the ___
local landscapes
vivid imagery of local nature
green stream
A fictionist who won the 2012 Nobel Prize for
Literature
Mo Yan
Mo Yan- A ___ who won the ___
fictionist, 2012 nobel prize for literature
Mo Yan famous piece
red sorghum
his first novel and a story of the
Chinese battling Japanese intruders during the
1930s
red sorghum
world-acclaimed short story writer
Yu Hua
Yu Hua is world-acclaimed ___.
short-story writer
champion for Chinese meta-fictional or
postmodernist writing
Yu Hua
Yu Hua- champion for Chinese ___ or ___/.
metafictional, postmodernist writing
Yu Hua famous work
to live
struggles endured by the son of a
wealthy land-owner during the Chinese
revolution.
to live
