中国文化概况课件Unit 1-3Chapter 3 Literature.ppt

Chapter 3 Literature Brief introduction (3 minutes) Four main periods of Chinese literature development : Classical: pre—late Qing Modern: 1840—May 4th, 1919 Revolutionary: 1919—1949 Contemporary: 1949—present Classical Literature (47minutes) Definition The Book of Songs《诗经》 (3 minutes) What is it ? Three sections: Poetry of the South 《楚辞》 (2 minutes) Poetry of the South is derived from the songs of the southern state of Chu during the Warring States Period. It pioneered romanticism in Chinese poetry. The verse of Poetry of the South are freeer than those of The Book of Songs. It is not fixed to four characters per line, and the character of “xi” (兮) is often put in the middle or the end of some lines. Qu Yuan and His Masterpieces Qu Yuan—the earliest known famous Chinese poet Masterpieces: Appreciating famous lines 路漫漫其修远兮， 吾将上下而求索。 The journey is long, I’ll search up and down. The Prose of the Pre-Qin Period (先秦子学) （5 minutes) The prose in the pre-Qin period includes historical prose (历史散文) and philosophical prose (诸子散文). Historical prose The Book of History 《尚书》 Spring and Autumn Annals 《春秋》 Zuo’s Commentary 《左传》 Intrigues of the Warring States 《战国策》 Discourses of the States 《国语》 Philosophical prose Lao Zi (Dao De Jing), Mo Zi, Mencius, Zhuang Zi,The Analects of Confucius Han Dynasty Literature（５minutes） hanfu (汉赋) also called rhyme prose. It is a popular literary genre originating in the Han Dynasty. It emphasizes elaboration and description, and is the combination of poem and prose. It includes long essays (大赋) and short essays (小赋). Representative Hanfu On Faults of Qin 《过秦论》 Records of the Grand Historian《史记》 yuefu folk songs (汉乐府民歌) It features five-character lines and reflects the reality and life of lower-class working people.　 Outstanding Yuefu Folk songs Southeast the Peacock Flies 《孔雀东南飞》 The Ballads of Mulan 《木兰诗》 Appreciating famous lines 唧唧复唧唧；木兰当户织。不闻机杼