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| Who is the writer of the long poem "Song of Ever Lasting Pain"? |
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| What is the poem "Song of Ever Lasting Pain" about? |
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the events surrounding the death of the lady Yang Guifei during the Anshi Rebellion
-Yang Guifei was the beloved concubine of the Emperor Xuanzong of Tang |
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| Can you name another famous poem composed by the poet of "Song of Ever Lasting Pain"? What is that poem about? |
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-Song of a Pipa Player
-about the pain and lonliness that Bai Juyi felt after he had been exiled. |
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-lyric poetry
*filling in lyrics to a known meoldy* |
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| In which dynasty did Ci poetry become extremely popular among intellectuals? |
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| Is the theme of Ci poem usually related to it's title? Why or why not? |
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| No, it's usually not related to it's title. The title is the name of the melody used not about the content that is written to go along with the melody. |
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| How is a Ci poem different from "jue-ju" in terms of their structures? |
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Jue-ju has a set structure that is to be followed; four lines. Ci poetry is famous for being fluid and irregular movement of words.
However Ci poetry does have a set pattern of the melody that it follows {famous song}. |
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| What were the two major styles of the Ci poetry at the time? |
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| Can you name a famous female Ci poet? How did her life affect her ci poems? |
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Li Qingzhao
-Her poetry was divided into when her life was happy with her husband and after her husband died and she became depressed
**the two periods named**
1)Life of a happy girl and young woman
2)Profound sadness and grief
*she remarried and her new husband treated her horribly |
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| What does "Yuan qu" mean? |
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| Yuan dynasty theater, including poetry, music and comedy |
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| What are the characteristics of a northern-style drama in the Yuan Dynasty? |
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•Sanqu, like ci, is a form of poetry. There are fixed tunes, and poets compose words for them. Its language is generally more colloquial than that of ci. In style it is more direct, more passionate, and more forceful.
•Sanqu can be read and sung, but cannot be acted. |
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| Who is considered to be the most prolific playwright in the Yuan Dynasty? |
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| What drama did we read in class and what is it about? |
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The Peony Pavillion
-True Love; A young woman (Du Li-niang)dies and then is dug up and awakened by her true love. |
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| Can you name another two dramas of the most prolific poet in the Yuan Dynasty? |
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-Injustice to Dou E
-Saving the Dusty-Windy |
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| What style of drama continued to be popular in the Ming and Qing Dynasty? |
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| What is the name of the play about the love between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei? Who was the playwright? |
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-The Peony Pavillion
-Tang Xianzu |
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| What is the concept of "true love" the playwright attempted to convey between Du Liniang and Liu Mengmei? |
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| A young woman from an upper class family did not fall in love with someone that her parents set her up with. She also died and came alive again for him. She defies old traditions. |
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| Which three classical Chinese novels in the Ming Dynasty are considered the greatest in China? |
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-The Romance of Three Kingdoms
-Water Margin
-Journey to The West |
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| What each of the three classical Chinese novels is about? |
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The Romance of Three Kingdoms> Historical Novel about the Ming Dynasty. Showed the people's love and support for good rulers and their hatred of evil rulers. Gives descriptions of many of the tricks of those in power.
Water Margin> The revolt of Song Jiang and his followers. Exposes the corruption and crimes of members of the ruling class and makes it clear that their power and wealth were built on the sufferings of the oppressed people.
Journey to the West> famous Tang monnk Xuanzang going to India to study and collect Buddhist texts. |
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| Why are they still popular in China today? |
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-written in a language that was simple enough for everyone to read but was still complex enough for superior readers to interested
-also commemorative of a new stage of history in chinese literature |
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| What is the structure commonly used in these classical Chinese novels? |
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| Who published three large volumes of vernacular stories in the Ming Dynasty? Did he write them all? |
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-Feng Menglong
-No; He revised or rewrote the works based on earlier story-tellers' notes |
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| Roughly how many short stories are there in these three volumes? |
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| Who published another two large volumes of stories in the Ming Dynasty? |
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| In what way vernacular stories are different from classical novels? |
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*Originally trasmitted orally later recorded*
-taken from story-teller's notes
-featured people from middle and lower class
-usually reflected on life in prosperous cities |
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| What is "Du Tenth Sinks the Jewels Box in Anger" about? Can you briefly retell the story? |
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| Li Jia, a young scholar, buys Du Tenth, Beijing's most famous courtesan, as his wife; on the journey home, Sun Fu, another scholar convinces Li to sell Tenth to him for 1000 taels so that Li's father will see that he did not waste all his money on whores; Li agrees, but Tenth reveals that she has 1000s of taels worth of jewels that she has been saving and then she jumps into the river with the box and drowns |
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| What sort of short stories did Pu Song-ling put together in his book? What is the title of this book? A story in the book is called Lian-xiang. What is Lian-xiang about? |
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-Mythical Stories
-Strange Tales of Make-do Studio
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| Which novel in the Qing Dynasty has become of a major field of study and research for many scholars? What is this novel roughly about? |
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-A Dream of Red Mansions
- The Author's (Cao Xueqin) family rise and fall; reflects the rise and fall of the Qing Dynasty. |
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| Who are the representatives of the Wan-yue style? |
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-Liu Yong
-Zhou Bangyan
-Qin Guan
-Li Qingzhao |
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| Who are the representatives of the Hao-fang style? |
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-Su Shi
-Xin Qiji
-Lu You
-Wen Tianxiang |
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