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At nineteen, I began a series of travels, although the poems that I wrote during that period were not preserved. Rather, my experiences were known through my works of reminiscence done much later, possibly resulting in them being in a lighter mood than they really were, after the harsh life I had endured. I returned to take the Civil Services Exam and was unsuccessful, much to my surprise. In my disappointment, I set out to travel again, this time focusing more on riding and hunting than poetry (Davis 17-20). | At nineteen, I began a series of travels, although the poems that I wrote during that period were not preserved. Rather, my experiences were known through my works of reminiscence done much later, possibly resulting in them being in a lighter mood than they really were, after the harsh life I had endured. I returned to take the Civil Services Exam and was unsuccessful, much to my surprise. In my disappointment, I set out to travel again, this time focusing more on riding and hunting than poetry (Davis 17-20). | ||
| − | I was raised with traditional Confucian beliefs, but when I was around thirty, I became somewhat curious about Buddhism and Taoism. My interest in Taoism, especially immortality, increased with the meeting with Li Bai (李白) in 744. I so very fond of him that I wrote to and about him after we parted, and continued to write even though my feelings | + | I was raised with traditional Confucian beliefs, but when I was around thirty, I became somewhat curious about Buddhism and Taoism. My interest in Taoism, especially immortality, increased with the meeting with Li Bai (李白) in 744. I so very fond of him that I wrote to and about him after we parted, and continued to write even though neither my feelings nor my letters were not returned, however my interest in Taoism soon faded (Davis 23-27). |
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杜甫 - Du Fu (712-770)
生平 - Life
I am referred as the "Saint of Poems." It is of no surprise, really, considering what I had been as a child and what I had done later in my life.
I was born in 712 as the grandson of Du Shenyan (杜審言), a known prose writer and poet of his day. It is quite likely that his reputation motivated me to study literary works - his works included - in my early years (Davis 14-16). As stated in my poem "The Wanderings of My Prime," I was composing poetry at the age of seven, writing calligraphy at age nine, and had poems in the literary arena by fourteen/fifteen. Like most of the great poets of my time - Li Bai especially - I started drinking wine at a relatively young age, being rather mature and associating with elders who were far more wise then those of my own age.
At nineteen, I began a series of travels, although the poems that I wrote during that period were not preserved. Rather, my experiences were known through my works of reminiscence done much later, possibly resulting in them being in a lighter mood than they really were, after the harsh life I had endured. I returned to take the Civil Services Exam and was unsuccessful, much to my surprise. In my disappointment, I set out to travel again, this time focusing more on riding and hunting than poetry (Davis 17-20).
I was raised with traditional Confucian beliefs, but when I was around thirty, I became somewhat curious about Buddhism and Taoism. My interest in Taoism, especially immortality, increased with the meeting with Li Bai (李白) in 744. I so very fond of him that I wrote to and about him after we parted, and continued to write even though neither my feelings nor my letters were not returned, however my interest in Taoism soon faded (Davis 23-27).
诗歌 - Poetry
参考 - References
Davis, A.R. Tu Fu. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1971. Print.
-not done- Du Fu. "The Wanderings of My Prime."