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Le flot de la poésie continuera de couler

Autor: Jean-marie Gustave Le Clézio , Dong Qiang

Número de Páginas: 158

Le chant d'amour à la poésie par un grand écrivain contemporain Je suis entré dans la poésie Tang presque à l'improviste, mais non par hasard, en lisant un poème de Li Bai, qui met face à face un homme et une montagne. Le poète décrit un lieu d'immobilité et de majesté devant lequel l'être humain, dans sa faiblesse et son impermanence, ne peut que s'asseoir et regarder. Li Bai m'apportait autre chose, à quoi je n'étais pas préparé par mon éducation et par mon langage : une plénitude, une paix intérieure. Cette paix n'était pas difficile à atteindre. Il suffisait de s'asseoir et de regarder. La poésie Tang est sans doute le moyen de garder ce contact avec le monde réel, elle nous invite au voyage hors de nous-mêmes, nous fait partager les règnes, les durées, les rêves. J.M.G. Le Clézio

The History of Chinese Civilization

Autor: Xianqun Bu

Número de Páginas: 192

This book tracks the entire history of Chinese civilization from a broad historical view. Its narrative spans a long period between primitive society and contemporary civilization, which makes it a unique academic works. From an academic point of view, this book is accurate in history and combines historical theories. Although brief, it captures the main thrust of the development of Chinese civilization and achieves a broad outline. Important figures, historical events, and achievements of civilization in all times are involved and discussed. From a theoretical point of view, based on the characteristics of early Chinese civilization, the book discusses the connotation of key concepts such as "civilization" and "Chinese civilization", which have certain theoretical value. From a contemporary and practical perspective, the book helps readers understand the history of Chinese civilization and promotes cultural exchanges between China and the world and leads to a better understanding of today’s China.

Florilège de Li Bai

Autor: Bai Li

Número de Páginas: 284

Stories to Caution the World

Número de Páginas: 793

Stories to Caution the World is the first complete translation of Jingshi tongyan, the second of Feng Menglong's three collections of stories which were pivotal in the development of Chinese vernacular fiction. These tales, whose importance in the Chinese literary canon and in world literature is without question, have been compared to Boccaccio's Decameron and the stories of A Thousand and One Nights. Peopled with scholars, emperors, ministers, generals, and a gallery of ordinary men and women in their everyday surroundings -- merchants and artisans, prostitutes and courtesans, matchmakers and fortune-tellers, monks and nuns, servants and maids, thieves and imposters -- the stories in this collection provide a vivid panorama of the bustling world of imperial China before the end of the Ming dynasty. Feng Menglong collected popular stories from a variety of sources (some dating back centuries) and circulated them via the flourishing seventeenth-century publishing industry. He not only saved them from oblivion but elevated the status of vernacular literature and provided material for authors of the great late-Ming and Qing novels to draw upon. As in their translation of the first...

A Comprehensive Study of Tang Poetry

Autor: Lin Geng

Número de Páginas: 341

Tang poetry is one of the most valuable cultural inheritances of Chinese history. Its distinctive aesthetics, delicate language and diverse styles constitute great literature in itself, as well as a rich topic for literary study. This two-volume set is the masterpiece of Professor Lin Geng, one of China’s most respected literary historians, and reflects decades of active research into Tang poetry, covering the “Golden Age” of Chinese poetry (618–907 CE). In the first volume, the author provides a general understanding of poetry in the “High Tang” era from a range of perspectives. Starting with an indepth discussion of the Romantic tradition and historical context, the author focuses on poetic language patterns, Youth Spirit, maturity symbols, and prototypes of poetry. The author demonstrates that the most valuable part of Tang poetry is how it can provide people with a new perspective on every aspect of life. The second volume focuses on the prominent Tang poets and poems. Beginning with an introduction to the “four greatest poets”—Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, and Bai Juyi—the author discusses their subjects, language, influence, and key works. The volume also...

Along the Roaring River

Autor: Hao Jiang Tian

Número de Páginas: 292

Since his 1991 debut at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Hao Jiang Tian has appeared on the world’s greatest stages, more than 300 times at the Met alone. How he got there is a drama of bittersweet humor, mortal danger, heartbreaking tragedy, and inspiring triumph—more passionate and turbulent than even the grandest opera. In Along the Roaring River, Tian relives his coming of age in China during the chaotic Cultural Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s and his dramatic journey from hard labor in a Beijing factory to international opera stardom.

The Vast Journey of Chinese Literature

Autor: Pasquale De Marco

Número de Páginas: 161

Embark on an extraordinary literary adventure with "The Vast Journey of Chinese Literature," a comprehensive guide to one of the world's richest and most diverse literary traditions. This captivating volume takes you on a journey through the ages, from the earliest legends and poems to the modern literary masterpieces that have captivated readers worldwide. Explore the linguistic and intellectual foundations that shaped Chinese literature, delving into the intricacies of the Chinese language and the profound influence of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism on literary expression. Discover the dazzling array of literary genres that grace China's literary landscape, including poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. Encounter renowned writers and poets who have left an indelible mark on the world of literature, from the lyrical verses of Li Bai and Du Fu to the epic tales of the Four Great Classical Novels. Witness the power of language to capture the essence of human experience and paint vivid pictures of historical events. Delve into the enchanting realm of popular culture, where folk tales, legends, and ballads offer a glimpse into the lives and beliefs of ordinary people. Explore the...

Modernist Aesthetics in Taiwanese Poetry Since The 1950s

Autor: Chung-to Au

Número de Páginas: 221

Drawing on the phenomenon of placelessness, this book offers an alternative approach to reexamine Chinese modernist literature on the whole and Taiwanese modernist poetry in particular.

Encyclopedia of Literary Translation Into English: A-L

Autor: O. Classe

Número de Páginas: 930

A History of Western Appreciation of English-translated Tang Poetry

Autor: Lan Jiang

Número de Páginas: 269

This book examines the development of English-translated Tang poetry and its propagation to the Western world. It consists of two parts, the first of which addresses the initial stage of English-translated Tang poetry’s propagation, and the second exploring its further development. By analyzing the historical background and characteristics of these two stages, the book traces the trend back to its roots, discusses some well-known early sinologists and their contributions, and familiarizes readers with the general course of Tang poetry’s development. In addition, it presents the translated versions of many Tang poems. The dissemination of Tang poetry to the Western world is a significant event in the history of cross-cultural communication. From the simple imitation of poetic techniques to the acceptance and identification of key poetic concepts, the Tang poetry translators gradually constructed a classic “Chinese style” in modern American poetry. Hence, the traditional Chinese culture represented by Tang poetry spread more widely in the English-speaking world, producing a more lasting impact on societies and cultures outside China – and demonstrating the poetry’s...

Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography

Autor: Kerry Brown

Número de Páginas: 1735

The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography, the first publication of its kind since 1898, is the work of more than one hundred internationally recognized experts from nearly a dozen countries. It has been designed to satisfy the growing thirst of students, researchers, professionals, and general readers for knowledge about China. It makes the entire span of Chinese history manageable by introducing the reader to emperors, politicians, poets, writers, artists, scientists, explorers, and philosophers who have shaped and transformed China over the course of five thousand years. In 135 entries, ranging from 1,000 to 8,000 words and written by some of the world's leading China scholars, the Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography takes the reader from the important (even if possibly mythological) figures of ancient China to Communist leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. The in-depth essays provide rich historical context, and create a compelling narrative that weaves abstract concepts and disparate events into a coherent story. Cross-references between the articles show the connections between times, places, movements, events, and individuals.

Du Fu

Autor: Jue Chen

Número de Páginas: 240

Irreducible to conventional labels usually applied to him, the Tang poet Du Fu (712–770) both defined and was defined by the literary, intellectual, and socio-political cultures of the Song dynasty (960–1279). Jue Chen not only argues in his work that Du Fu was constructed according to particular literary and intellectual agendas of Song literati but also that conventional labels applied to Du Fu do not accurately represent this construction campaign. He also discusses how Du Fu’s image as the greatest poet sheds unique light on issues that can deepen our understanding of the subtleties in the poetic culture of Song China.

Connecting Ideas, Cultures, and Communities

Autor: Clive Barstow , Holger Briel

Número de Páginas: 581

The proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences (ISHSS 2024), provide a rich repository of scholarly articles that explore the intricate links between ideas, cultures, and communities. This volume captures the essence of interdisciplinary research, offering fresh perspectives on the challenges and opportunities within the social sciences. Spanning a wide array of topics, from historical analysis to contemporary sociological studies, the proceedings delve into the main findings of the symposium. With a focus on regional development, political policies, and the impact of technology on education, these papers illustrate a commitment to advancing understanding and fostering global dialogue. Designed for academics, researchers, and professionals in the fields of humanities and social sciences, this publication is ideal for those seeking to expand their knowledge, engage with current research, and contribute to the ongoing discourse on the pressing issues of our time.

An Introduction to Chinese Poetry

Autor: Michael Fuller

Número de Páginas: 496

"This innovative textbook for learning classical Chinese poetry moves beyond the traditional anthology of poems translated into English and instead brings readers—including those with no knowledge of Chinese—as close as possible to the texture of the poems in their original language. The first two chapters introduce the features of classical Chinese that are important for poetry and then survey the formal and rhetorical conventions of classical poetry. The core chapters present the major poets and poems of the Chinese poetic tradition from earliest times to the lyrics of the Song Dynasty (960–1279). Each chapter begins with an overview of the historical context for the poetry of a particular period and provides a brief biography for each poet. Each of the poems appears in the original Chinese with a word-by-word translation, followed by Michael A. Fuller’s unadorned translation, and a more polished version by modern translators. A question-based study guide highlights the important issues in reading and understanding each particular text. Designed for classroom use and for self-study, the textbook’s goal is to help the reader appreciate both the distinctive voices of the ...

The Reincarnated Giant

Autor: Mingwei Song , Theodore Huters

Número de Páginas: 453

A new wave of Chinese science fiction is here. This golden age has not only resurrected the genre but also subverted its own conventions. Going beyond political utopianism and technological optimism, contemporary Chinese writers conjure glittering visions and subversive experiments—ranging from space opera to cyberpunk, utopianism to the posthuman, and parodies of China’s rise to deconstructions of the myth of national development. This anthology showcases the best of contemporary science fiction from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and the People’s Republic of China. In fifteen short stories and novel excerpts, The Reincarnated Giant opens a doorway into imaginary realms alongside our own world and the history of the future. Authors such as Lo Yi-chin, Dung Kai-cheung, Han Song, Chen Qiufan, and the Hugo winner Liu Cixin—some alive during the Cultural Revolution, others born in the 1980s—blur the boundaries between realism and surrealism, between politics and technology. They tell tales of intergalactic war; decoding the last message sent from an extinct human race; the use of dreams as tools to differentiate cyborgs and humans; poets’ strange afterlife inside a supercomputer;...

Material and Relational Transitivity in Mandarin Chinese

Autor: Xiaokang Zhou

Número de Páginas: 332

This book presents a systemic-functional analysis of aspects of transitivity in Mandarin Chinese, focusing on two major types of clause: material clauses and relational clauses. Material clauses represent actions/events in the material world. Relational clauses express relationships between entities in the most general sense; they include as their prototypical members ‘being’ or ‘copula’ clauses. It demonstrates a brief account of the theoretical framework of SFG. The book also provides a detailed description of material clauses, to deal in turn with three major types of relational clause: attributive, locational, and possessive. One of the significant findings of the monograph is that relational clauses encompass a much larger portion of the grammar than is usually believed and include various ‘processes’ such as ‘giving’, ‘renting’, ‘putting’, in addition to ‘being’ (usually classified as material). Hence, the notion of transitivity has been refined.

SWEETHEART, YOU’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE

Autor: Michelle L Jones

Número de Páginas: 107

Jiang Chen: “Little girl, is this yours?” Bai Li: “Thank you, big brother. Yes, it’s mine...” Jiang Chen: “Thank me? Then how do you plan to thank me?” Bai Li: “I'll treat you to a meal?” Jiang Chen: “How about repaying me with your life?” Bai Li: “Goodbye, big brother!”

Les migrants du temps

Autor: Cixin Liu

Número de Páginas: 619

Porte-étendard incontesté de la science-fiction chinoise, Liu Cixin apparaît dans ses textes courts (nouvelles et novellas) comme un maître de la dramaturgie cosmique en même temps qu’un écrivain profondément humaniste. Qu’il mette en scène l'invention d'une matière néosolide qui permet de creuser la Terre de part en part, une petite fille qui n'aime rien tant que les bulles de savon et fera de sa passion le salut de l'humanité, ou un alpiniste qui gravit des montagnes d'eau à la nage, l’auteur de la trilogie du "Problème à trois corps" poursuit en autant de formes brèves la réflexion mélancolique sur le sens de la vie et l’avenir de l’humanité qui caractérisent tous ses romans.

The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature

Autor: Kang-i Sun Chang , Stephen Owen

Número de Páginas: 748

Stephen Owen is James Bryant Conant Professor of Chinese at Harvard University. --Book Jacket.

Common Core Curriculum: English, Grades 9-12

Autor: Great Minds

Número de Páginas: 492

Common Core's English resources empower educators to meet the expectations of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts (ELA) and build essential content knowledge for students in grades 9-12. Each grade in The Wheatley Portfolio features a comprehensive, coherent sequence of thematic units that engage students in deep study of worthwhile texts and topics. Features of this book include: Six thematic units for each grade, each centered on a curated collection of literary and informational texts Focus standards for each unit that complement the topic and promote student mastery of essential literacy skills Suggested texts and activities to incorporate science, art, and history into English instruction This revised second edition includes a sample text study that guides students through a close read of an exemplary text, updated web resources, and refreshed suggested works. Educators who create their curriculum based on Common Core's Wheatley Portfolioguarantee that students are exposed to content-rich instruction and have ample opportunity to master the reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language skills articulated in the CCSS for ELA.

The General History Of Chinese Tourism Culture

Autor: Yong Ma , Hongxia Su , Qian Jin , Wei Feng , Jianuo Liu , Wenying Huang

Número de Páginas: 486

This book is the first book on the history of Chinese traveling culture. It reviewed the history of Chinese traveling culture, and revealed the cultural significance of China's traveling phenomena and the underlying principles of its changing traveling culture.It has the following features: First, it divided the history of Chinese traveling culture into six periods to create a system to explain the phenomena and changes of traveling culture. Second, it emphasized the significance of travelers in traveling culture, and revealed the influence of zeitgeist on traveling culture. Third, it explained phenomena through investigations of the artifacts, institutions, behaviors and attitudes of traveling culture, and the dynamic interactions between the subjects, objects and media in traveling. Fourth, it expanded the theory of traveling by building upon extant ideas.Published by SCPG Publishing Corporation and distributed by World Scientific for all markets except China

Jade-Carving Chisel and Luminous Ocean

Número de Páginas: 290

Jao Tsung-i’s scholarship illuminated the development of classical Chinese literature from antiquity through the end of the Qing dynasty. In this volume, eight interviews with and essays by Jao are translated faithfully into English, giving a sampling of his diverse insights into literature and its broader significance. Topics range from the religious beliefs underpinning the earliest Chinese writings, to the influence of Chan Buddhism on Chinese poetics, to Gu Yanwu’s (1613–1682) poetic protest against the Manchu conquest. Collectively the essays demonstrate how literary art and spiritual beliefs have been intertwined throughout Chinese history.

A World History of Chinese Literature

Autor: Yingjin Zhang

Número de Páginas: 553

Providing a broad introduction to the area, A World History of Chinese Literature maps the field of Chinese literature across its various worlds, looking both within – at the world of Chinese literature, its history, linguistic, cultural, local, and regional specificities – and without – at the way Chinese literature has circulated throughout the world. The thematic focus allows for a broad number of key categories, such as authors, genres, genders, regions, as well as innovative explorations of new topics and issues such as inter-arts performativity and transmediation. The sections cover the circulation and reception of China in world literature, as well as the worlds of: Chinese literature across the globe Borders, oceans, and rainforests Comparative literary genres Translingual writers and scholars Gender configurations Translation and transmediation With a focus on the twentieth and twenty-first century, this collection intervenes in current debates on global Chinese literature, Sinophone and Sinoscript studies, and the production and reception of literary works by ethnic Chinese in non-Sinitic languages, as well as Anglophone literature inspired by Chinese literary...

Travel Guide of Sichuan

Autor: Ni Hao

Número de Páginas: 471

This book is the volume of ''Travel Guide of Sichuan'' among a series of travel books (''Travelling in China''). Its content is detailed and vivid.

Literary Translation, Reception, and Transfer

Autor: Norbert Bachleitner

Número de Páginas: 499

The three concepts mentioned in the title of this volume imply the contact between two or more literary phenomena; they are based on similarities that are related to a form of ‘travelling’ and imitation or adaptation of entire texts, genres, forms or contents. Transfer comprises all sorts of ‘travelling’, with translation as a major instrument of transferring literature across linguistic and cultural barriers. Transfer aims at the process of communication, starting with the source product and its cultural context and then highlighting the mediation by certain agents and institutions to end up with inclusion in the target culture. Reception lays its focus on the receiving culture, especially on critcism, reading, and interpretation. Translation, therefore, forms a major factor in reception with the general aim of reception studies being to reveal the wide spectrum of interpretations each text offers. Moreover, translations are the prime instrument in the distribution of literature across linguistic and cultural borders; thus, they pave the way for gaining prestige in the world of literature. The thirty-eight papers included in this volume and dedicated to research in this...

Handbook of Research on Sustaining SMEs and Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era

Autor: Baporikar, Neeta

Número de Páginas: 706

A multidimensional approach to entrepreneurship, especially in the post-COVID-19 era, will have an important influence on the state of business and government, especially when considering the effects of technological development, innovation, glocalization, and nationalization policies that need to be adopted for inclusive sustainable growth, as well as the enhanced and efficient utilization of global resources. That means there is likely to be a shift in how entrepreneurship development and entrepreneurial opportunities will be perceived, developed, and resourced. The question is how to sustain SMEs and entrepreneurial innovation in the post-COVID-19 era. Thus, comprehensive research and knowledge on designing policies and approaches to ensure the sustainability of SMEs and entrepreneurial innovation in post-pandemic times are essential to sustain, stimulate, and foster SMEs, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial innovations. The Handbook of Research on Sustaining SMEs and Entrepreneurial Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 Era provides research dedicated to entrepreneurship with a special emphasis on the sustainability of SMEs and entrepreneurial innovations in the post-COVID-19 era. ...

Contextual Dictionary of Chinese Cultural Knowledge

Número de Páginas: 989

This dictionary contains nearly 1500 entries and constitutes a core of essential knowledge on Chinese culture in a systematized and modernized form. It offers a professional yet highly readable introduction to Chinese culture for a global academic audience. Organized by subject and keyword, the book is divided into six sections: philosophy and ideology, social governance, literature and history, art and aesthetics, humanities and geography, and artefacts and technology. It contains both core knowledge and diversified information, while covering both historical and contemporary aspects. The target audience chiefly includes general readers of Chinese culture as well as sinologists and translators of Chinese books. The dictionary provides the latest information on the full range of Chinese knowledge, an accurate interpretation of Chinese culture, a logically arranged and accessible reference framework and a panoramic experience across the breadth of the subject. It enables readers to grasp the patterns of Chinese culture and its knowledge systems, while also gaining a deeper understanding of contemporary Chinese life.

Sostener el cielo

Autor: Cixin Liu

Número de Páginas: 427

Una impresionante colección de relatos del aclamado autor de El problema de los tres cuerpos. Ocho millones de lectores en todo el mundo. Libro del año del Financial Times. En Sostener el cielo, Cixin Liu nos lleva a través del tiempo y del espacio. De una comunidad rural en las montañas, donde unos estudiantes tienen que recurrir a la física para prevenir una invasión alienígena, a las minas de carbón de la región septentrional de China, en las que una nueva tecnología podría llegar a salvar vidas o a desatar un incendio que arderá durante siglos. De una época muy parecida a la nuestra, en la que ordenadores de supercuerdas predicen todos nuestros movimientos, a dentro de diez mil años, cuando la humanidad al fin haya conseguido empezar de cero. Y también hasta el mismísimo final del universo. Estos relatos, escritos entre 1999 y 2017 y que ahora aparecen publicados en castellano, vieron la luz durante décadas de grandes cambios en China y llevarán a los lectores a través del tiempo y del espacio, de la mano del escritor más visionario de la ciencia ficción del siglo XXI. La crítica ha dicho: «Tremendamente imaginativo.» Barack Obama «La respuesta de...

Los Forasteros del Tiempo 19: La aventura de los Balbuena y la leyenda de Mulán

Autor: Roberto Santiago

Número de Páginas: 376

Año 703, La edad de oro de China.Sin embargo, no es oro todo lo que reluce. El ejército Mongol amenaza el país y eso podría ser el fin de la mítica emperatriz Wu. ¡Solo los Balbuena y sus vecinas pueden evitarlo! Bueno, y una misteriosa guerrera llamada Mulán que nadie sabe muy bien quién es.

Six récits au fil inconstant des jours

Autor: Shen Fu

Número de Páginas: 126

Ecrit vers la fin du XVIIIe siècle et le début du XIXe le journal de Shen Fu permet de pénétrer de manière directe et naturelle au cœur de la vie chinoise traditionnelle ; il nous entraîne dans la réalité complexe d’une société vivante dont Shen Fu et Yun, son exquise et spirituelle épouse, incarnent inconsciemment quelques unes des plus hautes vertus, sans pour autant en masquer les tares. Ils restituent avec des mots simples et à travers leur humble expérience individuelle, l’héritage vécu de toute une civilisation. C’est pour cette raison que le livre fut tellement apprécié du public chinois qui y trouvait une émouvante image de tout ce qui faisait la trame intime de leur propre existence. Pour Simon Leys, son admirable traducteur, Shen Fu « détient un secret dont nous avons besoin aujourd’hui comme jamais – le don de poésie, lequel n’est pas le privilège de quelques prophètes élus, mais l’humble apanage de tous ceux qui savent découvrir au fil inconstant des jours, le long courage de vivre et la sagesse de l’instant ». Traduit du chinois par Simon Leys

Origins of Chinese Tea and Wine (2010 Edition - EPUB)

Autor: Asiapac Editorial

Número de Páginas: 161

Tea and wine have a long history in China. In fact, both have become firmly entrenched in the culture and customs of the Chinese people, featuring prominently in the traditional rites of ancestral worship and in social situations. Discover the origins and varieties of tea and wine, and learn about: * Famous Chinese teas and wines * The etiquette and methods for preparing and serving tea and wine * The health-giving properties of tea and wine * Unique customs practised among the minority peoples in China * Interesting facts and ancient stories relating to tea and wine Not only will this book entertain and inspire, it will enrich your understanding of the Chinese culture!

Routledge Handbook of Traditional Chinese Literature

Autor: Victor Mair , Zhenjun Zhang

Número de Páginas: 742

This Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of 3,000 years of Chinese literature from its earliest beginnings to the end of the Qing (1644–1911), the last empire of China. With a focus on well-known authors and masterpieces in each important genre, this volume covers verses, prose, drama, and fiction arranged in the following thematic groupings: Pre-Qin and Han poetry, poetry of the Six Dynasties, poetry of the Tang, poetry of the Song, and lyrics of the Song Prose of historians, prose of philosophers, and literati prose Tragedy and romance in Yuan drama, southern plays of ethics, and chuanqi plays of the Ming and the Qing Classical-language tales, vernacular short stories, heroic romances, novels of spirits and devils, novels of manners and satire, and novels of social exposure and prostitution Featuring both introductions and in-depth analyses, this Handbook incorporates the most recent scholarly works for each entry and also facilitates future research by providing further readings. Authored by a stellar line-up of experts in the field of Chinese literature, this is an essential reference guide for all students and scholars in the fields of Chinese literature and culture.

On Writing and Failure

Autor: Stephen Marche

Número de Páginas: 73

Writing is, and always will be, an act defined by failure. The best plan is to just get used to it. Failure is a topic discussed in every creative writing department in the world, but this is the book every beginning writer should have on their shelf to prepare them. Less a guide to writing and more a guide to what you need to continue existing as a writer, On Writing and Failure: Or, On the Peculiar Perseverance Required to Endure the Life of a Writer describes the defining role played by rejection in literary endeavors and contemplates failure as the essence of the writer’s life. Along with his own history of rejection, Marche offers stories from the history of writerly failure, from Ovid’s exile and Dostoevsky’s mock execution to James Baldwin's advice just to endure, where living with the struggle and the pointlessness of writing is the point.

Common Core Curriculum Maps in English Language Arts, Grades 9-12

Autor: Great Minds

Número de Páginas: 335

The first books to present specific guidance for teaching the Common Core State Standards Forty-three states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands have signed on to adopt the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). The need for curriculum guides to assist teachers in helping students meet these standards has become imperative. Created by teachers, for teachers, the research-based curriculum maps in this book present a comprehensive, coherent sequence of thematic units for teaching the skills outlined in the CCSS for English language arts in Grades 9-12. Teachers can use the maps to plan their year and craft their own more detailed lesson plans. Each grade is broken down into six units that include focus standards, suggested works, sample activities and assessments, lesson plans, and more The maps address every standard in the CCSS, yet are flexible and adaptable to accommodate diverse teaching styles Any teacher, school, or district that chooses to follow the Common Core maps can be confident that they are adhering to the standards.

Words Well Put

Autor: Graham Sanders

Número de Páginas: 328

Many poems in the Chinese tradition come to us embedded in narratives purporting to tell the circumstances of their composition and performance. “Poetic competence” is demonstrated in these narratives through a person’s ability to influence the attitudes and behavior of others with poetic discourse. Such competence can be apprehended only in the context of a narrative, which sets forth a representation of the conditions of a poem’s production, performance, and reception. These narratives are not so much faithful historical records as ideal accounts of the operation of poetry. Such stories both fulfill and deny wishes for poetry and for the self; it is these wishes that merit our careful attention. As traced in Words Well Put, the vision of poetic competence evolved for over a millennium from calculated performances of inherited words to sincere passionate outbursts to displays of verbal wit combining calculation with the appearance of spontaneity. By the seventh century, calculation, passion, and wit had converged to produce a multivalent concept of competence as a repertoire of competencies to use as the occasion demanded. This book tells the story of the development of...

Allegoresis

Autor: Longxi Zhang

Número de Páginas: 270

Why is it that a text, particularly a canonical text, is often said to contain a meaning different from what it literally says? How did allegorical readings arise and develop? By looking at such examples as Jewish and Christian interpretations of the Song of Songs and traditional Chinese commentaries on the Confucian classic Book of Poetry, Zhang Longxi discusses allegorical readings from a broad perspective that bridges the usual East/West cultural divide and examines their social and political implications. His approach is wide-ranging, cross-cultural, and cross-disciplinary, exploring allegoresis with regard to religion, philosophy, and literature. In his inquiry into allegory and allegorical interpretation, Zhang examines the idea of a self-explanatory text of the Bible as conceived by Augustine, Aquinas, and Luther; discusses the importance of the literal basis of textual interpretation; and takes up the question of moral responsibility and political allegiance. Zhang, who regards utopia as an allegory of social and political ideas, explores how utopian visions vary in their Chinese and Western expressions, in the process commenting on contemporary literary theory and...

Dictionary of the Ben Cao Gang Mu, Volume 3

Autor: Zheng Jinsheng , Nalini Kirk , Paul D. Buell

Número de Páginas: 796

The Ben cao gang mu, compiled in the second half of the sixteenth century by a team led by the physician Li Shizhen (1518–1593) on the basis of previously published books and contemporary knowledge, is the largest encyclopedia of natural history in a long tradition of Chinese materia medica works. Its description of almost 1,900 pharmaceutically used natural and man-made substances marks the apex of the development of premodern Chinese pharmaceutical knowledge. The Ben cao gang mu dictionary offers access to this impressive work of 1,600,000 characters. This third book in a three-volume series offers detailed biographical data on all identifiable authors, patients, witnesses of therapies, transmitters of recipes, and further persons mentioned in the Ben cao gang mu and provides bibliographical data on all textual sources resorted to and quoted by Li Shizhen and his collaborators.

Chinese Literature

Autor: Dan Yao

Número de Páginas: 261

This accessible, illustrated introduction takes the reader through the rich Chinese literary tradition from ancient times to the twentieth century, exploring poetry, drama, opera, novels, short stories, the modern media and the authors who created these cultural treasures.