ENGL 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Li Bai, Du Fu, Wu Wei
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Chinese poetry discussion (li bu & du fu): october 3. Difference between the 2: li bu about himself, du fu more about relationships. Wu (cid:449)ei: i(cid:374) a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)/ (cid:862)do(cid:374)"t do it(cid:863) Do(cid:374)"t do a(cid:374)ythi(cid:374)g agai(cid:374)st the (cid:374)atural order. Must listen to it in order to find enlightenment. Talks a lot about seasons and drinking. Talks a lot about solitude in nature. Maintain social order need to think about relationships with people: leader and subject, elder and younger (brother, parent and child, husband and wife, friend to friend / peer to peer. Act according to your role in the relationship. One is always dominant and one passive: role can sometimes change, know your rule and maintain it. Nature not his friend (usually cold or windy) Li bo sun rises and sun sets : Daoism: references to nature (especially in title, primal and natural, specific path the sun takes and change the path.
