Du Fu was a classic Tang Dynasty poet who was given the nickname, the “Sage of Poetry” for his extensive knowledge of the art of poetry. Li Bo was another famous Tang Dynasty poet who was given the nickname of “Poet Immortal,” because many people thought that his poetry was from heaven. Although Kevin Marsh sees "Du Fu as one of the greatest and most influential poets of that time" in his journal "Du Fu,” Li Bo was a more influential poet to the Tang Dynasty's culture because of his writing style
of paper ... ...ultural ideal of moral responsibility, compassion, loyalty and social concern.” Tu Fu further corroborate Rewi Alley’s suggestion that “one should not judge a poet entirely by his poets, and that one needs to know the period in which the poet wrote as well as the geographical environment and historical events that were at the back of his mind when he wrote.” This is what makes Tu Fu unique, among the thousands of Chinese poets, he is the only one whose influence grows with times.
Life and Works of Li Bai and Du Fu Biography of Li Bai Li Po (701–762) A Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty, Li Po (commonly known as Li Bai, Li Pai, Li T’ai-po, and Li T’ai-pai) was born in central Asia and raised in Sichuan Province. At 725, he wandered through the Yangtze River Valley to write poetry. Some of which he showed to various officials in the vain hope of becoming employed as a secretary. After another nomadic period, in 742 he arrived at Chang’an, the Tang dynasty capital, no doubt
Du Fu, a poet of the Tang dynasty also known as Tu Fu. Du Fu is consider to be one of the greatest Chinese poets in Chinese history as “readers of many different periods and types have considered Du Fu to be the greatest poet of the Chinese tradition” (Owen 413). His work is very diverse and “marked by stylistic variations” (Watson 30). Annotations of Du Fu’s poem helps reader understand who Du Fu is, in which most of his poems are autobiographical. Most of Du Fu works traditionally been “read in
in the example above. Written in 759, the poem serves as Du Fu’s account of his short stay in Shi Hao, or Stone Moat, a village in Henan, during the An Lushan Rebellion against the established Tang Dynasty. The rebellion, which ended in failure, and subsequent disorder resulted in a huge loss of life and large-scale destruction, significantly weakening the Tang Dynasty though loss of land. This period of unhappiness was the making of Du Fu as a poet: he began writing poetry to communicate political
paper ... ..., Li Bai was able to exert great influence over people in his own time. Indeed, he still continues to influence people even today. Works Cited "Biography of Li Bai." Biography of Li Bai. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. . Chen, Zu-yan. Li Bai & Du Fu: An Advanced Reader of Chinese Language and Literature =. Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 2008. Print. "Classical Chinese Poetry." Classical Chinese Poetry. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. . "Li Bai." ChinaHighlights. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. . Li, Bai, and David Hinton. The
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