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- Title
A Brief Transcultural Reading of the Greek Myth of Orpheus and his Quest in the Modern Sonnets of Feng Zhi.
- Authors
Giuffré, Salvatore
- Abstract
It is inevitable that the story of Orpheus would undergo considerable changes in religion and poetry over time and space. This study examines traces of the Grecian Orphic myth in Feng Zhi's modern and mystic sonnet collection. Even though Feng does not make explicit reference to the myth of Orpheus, his collection of poetry contributes considerably to the story of modern Orphism through the transcultural Orphic expressions used and the concepts and themes adopted in modern Chinese lyricism. The myth of the Orphic descent found in Feng's sonnets enables the poetic persona to undertake an introspective journey of the self, exploring being, subjectivity and nature. The study of Orphic traces in the sonnets place Feng Zhi's poetry among the first attempts of modernist writings of the Republican Period (1919-1949) in China.
- Subjects
ORPHEUS (Greek mythological character); FENG Zhi; SONNET; DIONYSIA; RELIGION &; poetry; CHINESE poetry; INDIVIDUALISM; CHINESE literature
- Publication
Journal of Comparative Literature & Aesthetics, 2019, Vol 42, Issue 2, p106
- ISSN
0252-8169
- Publication type
Article