ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ASIAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is called as the “poet’s poet” in Chinese literature
A
Han-shan
B
Po Chu-i
C
Tu Fu
D
Li Po
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Also known as Tu Fu, Du Fu is considered with Li Po to be one of China’s greatest poets of the Tang dynasty . Du Fu was born to a minor scholar-official in Henan Province. His mother died while he was young, and an aunt helped raised him.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tu Fu, also called Du Fu, was a major Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty. He was born in the year 712 in Gongxian, China, and received a traditional Confucian education, although he twice failed the imperial examinations necessary to become a civil servant.

Detailed explanation-3: -Li Bai (701–762) and Du Fu (712–770) were the two best-known Tang poets. Li Bai and Du Fu both lived to see the Tang Empire shaken by the catastrophic events of the An Lushan Rebellion (755–763).

Detailed explanation-4: -Du Fu (Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; 712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Along with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets.

Detailed explanation-5: -Known as the “Immortal Poet, ” Li Bai (701–762) is often considered the greatest Chinese poet of all time.

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