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Chinese Literature Flashcards

(10 cards)

1
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dates back to 1000BCE

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Early Chinese literature

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After the 1800’s

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European missionaries and traders traveled to China and the Chinese were gradually exposed to Western culture.

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In 1966-1976

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Cultural Revolution, political and social themes dominated the published works.

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In 1989

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Chinese university students and other citizens demanded greater democracy and led demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

Writers who supported pro-democracy were arrested and other writers were prohibited to publish works that criticize the government.

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Writers who have more artistic freedom

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live in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore or the United States

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Chinese literature in the 90’s and onwards

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reflect China’s past and their nationalism.

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Chinese language

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  • most ancient spoken (and probably the oldest) written language used by humans
  • monosyllabic meaning words have only one syllable
  • tonal language which means a word could have a different meanings when it is said upward or downward intonation, or with a high or low pitch.
  • spoken language has fewer words than the written vocabulary
  • made up of ideographs and not alphabets, it consists of 50,000 characters and each represent an idea
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Poetry

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  • Four famous poets lived during the Tang dynasty (A.D. 678-907).
  • They were in order of birth, Wang Wei, Li-Po, To-Fu, and Po-Chu-I.
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Chinese literature recognizes the Five Classics

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  • form the foundation of their cultural and traditional life
  • The Book of Changes,
  • The Book of History,
  • The Book of Rites,
  • The Book of Odes, and
  • The Spring and Autumn Annals
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10
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During the 1200’s

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drama and fiction developed. Chinese plays resemble European opera, combining signing and dancing with dialogue

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