ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ASIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Chinese poet represented the classical tradition in Chinese literature, politics, and morality?
A
Xi Chuan
B
Gu Cheng
C
Po Chu
D
Mang Ke
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i; Chinese: ; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty . Many of his poems concern his career or observations made about everyday life, including as governor of three different provinces.

Detailed explanation-2: -Du Fu (Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; 712–770) was a Tang dynasty poet and politician. Along with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Known as the “Sage of Poetry, ” the “Poet Historian, ” and “the one who brought everything together, ” the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu (712-770) has been considered the height of Chinese poetry from the early ninth century on.

Detailed explanation-4: -Li Po (AD 701–62) and Tu Fu (AD 712–70) were devoted friends who are traditionally considered to be among China’s greatest poets.

Detailed explanation-5: -Three Chinese Poets is a book of poetry by the titular poets Wang Wei, Li Bai and Du Fu translated into English by Vikram Seth. The Three Poets were contemporaries and are considered to be amongst the greatest Chinese poets by many later scholars.

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