CAE

• • Founder of Chinese Literature
  • His teachings emphasized the importance of moral conduct

  Confucius
• • Founder of Chinese Literature
  • His teachings emphasized the importance of moral conduct

  Confucius
• • Philosophical ideas taught by Confucius led to the development of _______.
  • A system of beliefs concerned with moral behavior.

   Conficianism
• a collection of Confucian sayings, contain truth about social relations between and among family members or friends.

  The Analects
• Heart of Chinese Literature

  Poetry
• How many basic Chinese signs

  214
• introduced into China form India during the Han Dynasty

  Buddhism
• The Golden Age of Poetry

  Tang Dynasty
• his works have been widely translated; known as the drunken saint

  Li-po
• many Chinese scholars considered his works more superior

  To-fu
• Famous among the four

  Po-Chu-I
• Polymath- painter, musician, scholar, poet


  Wang-Wei
• Literature of hights rank

  Classic
• presents the universe and human society as constantly changing but having a definable order

  The Book of Change
• a compilation of the documentary related to events in ancient history of China

  The Book of History
• contains 305 odes written in 1000 and 600 B.C.


  The Book of Poet
• it is simple chronicle of the State of Lu.

  The Book of Spring and Autumn Annals
• describes social forms, government system, principles and conduct at court and private ceremonies.

  The Book of Ceremonies/Rites
• a collection of maxims, bits of wisdom and dialogues of Confucius

  The Analects
• is a chapter from the Book of Ceremonies or Rites

  The Geart Learning
• it explains and teaches the Chinese Doctrine of moderation

  The Doctrine of Mean
• contains the teachings of Mencius and conversation of some kings in his time

  The Book of Mencius
• They were considered as heroes

  Scholars
• Drama and Fiction developed as important forms of Chinese literature during the

  1200's
• Drama and Fiction developed as important forms of Chinese literature during the

  1200's
• • European missionaries and traders found their way in China and Chinese became exposed to foreign culture.
  • Modern Chinese literature developed after _____

  1800's
• Mao Tsetung came to power and a so-called Cultural Revolution took place.


  1949
• Cultural Revolution all intellectuals were persecuted in China.

  (1966- 1976)
• “Cultural Fever”

  1980's
• “Cultural Fever”

  1980's
• the government eased restrictions on literature, some writers dared to write political and social themes that criticized the government.

  1976
• This form of poetry is written using a pattern rather than rhyme and rhythm. Is a french word for five

  Cinquain