中国文学英文介绍 Chinese Literature

Chinese classic novels. Its author Luo
Guanzhong, as the textual research goes, was a scholar lived in the late
Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty,
but his exact birth and death years are not known.
years.
Reason
This continuity results largely from the nature of
the written language itself. It is the use of
characters, not letters as in Western languages, that is most important in the Chinese language. The characters stand for things or ideas and so, unlike groups of letters. Thus Chinese could be read by people in all parts of the country in spite of gradual changes in pronunciation, the emergence of regional and local dialects, and modification of
the characters .
Introduction
China has a very old and rich tradition in literature and the dramatic and visual arts. Early writings generally derived from philosophical or religious essays such as the works of Confucius (551-479 BC) and Lao-tzu (probably 4th century BC). These writings were often about how people should act and how the society and political system should be organized and operated. A strong tradition of historical writing also evolved. After the fall of a dynasty, for example, a grand history of the late dynasty was commissioned and written by scholars in the next dyn
Chinese Literature
Do you know how long is Chinese in literature written?
China is the only country in the world with a literature
written in one language for more than 3,000 consecutive
Empty Fort Strategy
The Empty Fort Strategy is the
32nd of the Chinese Thirty-Six
1,200 years. Beginning with the simple complaints and longings
expressed in rhymed couplets of folk songs, this form gradually became more and more complex, or "regulated," until it took years of study to master its formal rules of composition.
the best known of several operatic traditions that developed in
China. Chinese opera is a favorite artistic and cultural medium.
Chinese Novels
The Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature are the four novels commonly regarded by Chinese literary criticism to be the greatest and most influential of pre-modern Chinese fiction. Dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties, they are well-known to most Chinese either directly or through their many adaptations to opera and various popular culture media. They are among the world's longest and oldest novels and are considered to be the pinnacle of China's achievement in classical novels, influencing the creation of many stories, plays, movies, games, and other forms of entertainment throughout East Asia, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.
book Three Kingdoms, and stories of the heroes and their
deeds within have also come down from various folk tales,
plays, ballads and verses. Out of historical records and
depicted wearing a green robe over his body armour.
Supposedly, Guan Yu's weapon was a Broadsword named Green Dragon Crescent Blade.
Witty——Zhuge Liang
folktales, Luo Guanzhong created the enduring historical and literary masterpiece.
The literary value of Romance of the Three Kingdoms lies much in the vivid characters sketched in the novel:
For instant,loyal Guan Yu, who is the best known Chinese
historical figures throughout East Asia,revered by later
generations as "the Martial Saint" ("the Literal Saint" is Confucius), the saint of loyalty and courage. Traditionally, he is portrayed as a red-faced warrior with a long lush beard. Alternatively, the idea of his red face could have been borrowed from opera representation, where red faces depict loyalty and righteousness. Guan Yu is traditionally
Drama
Drama is another old and important literary form. Chinese drama usually combines vernacular language with music and song and thus has been popular with the common people. A variety of popular and standard themes are presented in Peking Opera, which is probably
Romance of the Three Kingdoms is based on the history of
the three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu that strove to reunite the empire at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The history of this period is expounded in the renowned history
Classical Poetry
• The principal genre of Chinese literature is poetry. • The earliest Chinese Poem collection is 诗Shi经jing (Classic of Poetry) is made up of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs; early folk songs established the 乐Yue府fu诗shi form that crystallized during the Han dynasty and dominated for the next