A 3-4 pages double spaced response paper to the following question:
The personal as the political in Du Fu. Analyze examples of how Du Fu portrays personal or private experience in relation to the crises of state and society unleashed by the An Lushan rebellion.
How does he show the rebellion impinging on his own life, and on the lives of ordinary people? Poems to compare and contrast include “A View in Spring” and “Jiang Village III.”
Du Fu story and his writings start at page 457-484 in the Stephen Owen pdf, it should be page 413-440 on the actual pages.
As for Poems to compare and contrast
A view in Spring is on page 464 or 420 in the actual page
Jiang Village is on page 467 or 423 in the actual page
English is my second language and studying Chinese literature in English is quite difficult for me to understand, and I would say my writing skill on essays are about High school – first year college level.
