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Du Fu [ Tu Fu ]

Julia_M April 3, 2025 No Comments Author Biographies Chinese Literary Criticism (Books)Chinese Poetry (Books)Indian Literature Medieval Literary Criticism (Books)Medieval Literature Poetry Anthologies (Books)Poetry Literary Criticism (Books)Short Stories Anthologies Travel Writing Reference Traveler & Explorer Biographies

Du Fu (Chinese: 杜甫; pinyin: Dù Fǔ; Wade–Giles: Tu Fu (712–770), is considered primus inter pares of the three greatest poets in the Tang dynasty.…

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The Poetry of Du Fu and Li Bai

Julia_M November 27, 2023 No Comments Author Biographies Biographies on Novelist & Playwrights Chinese Poetry (Books)German Poetry (Books)Literary Criticism & Theory Philosopher Biographies Poetry Anthologies (Books)Poetry Literary Criticism (Books)Poetry Writing

Tu Fu / Du Fu and Li Bai/ Li Po/ Li Bo are two famous late Tang poets. Li Po (701-762 AD) is what he…

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By Bernard Lewis

Julia_M November 8, 2022 No Comments Cultural Anthropology (Books)Historical Middle East Biographies Historiography (Books)History of Islam Literary Criticism & Theory Middle Eastern Politics Poetry Anthologies (Books)Psychologist Biographies Sociology & Religion

Bernard Lewis is the doyen of western historians of the Middle East. This is his memoir. Written in an engaging language in 2012 at the…

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Chinese poetry

Julia_M October 3, 2019 1 Comment Asian Literary History & Criticism Asian Literature (Books)Chinese Literature Chinese Poetry (Books)Haiku & Japanese Poetry Poetry Anthologies (Books)

There are 2 famous Chinese poems on family infighting for the throne. One is from The Three Kingdoms era. The second is from the Tang…

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