# Du Fu
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du fu (Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; Chinese: 杜甫; 712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician of the Tang dynasty. Along with his elder contemporary and friend Li Bai (Li Po), he is frequently called the greatest of the Chinese poets. His greatest ambition was to serve his country as a successful civil servant, but he proved unable to make the necessary accommodations.
3 Kingdoms 107: Doleful, Doh-ful, and Du Fu
Liu Bei gets sad, Cao Pi botches an invasion, and we read a poem by one of China's greatest poets.
Du Fu - Spring Gazes - Tang Poetry Masters Series
Today, we finish up the 3 part series on Tang Poetry Masters with a look at Du Fu, China's poet historian. The An Lushan Rebellion tore the Tang Dynasty in half and is one of the defining events of Chinese history. Du Fu is pivotal for our memory of that event, as his poems are often how the war is…
Du Fu - Spring Gazes - Tang Poetry Masters Series
Today, we finish up the 3 part series on Tang Poetry Masters with a look at Du Fu, China's poet historian. The An Lushan Rebellion tore the Tang Dynasty in half and is one of the defining events of Chinese history. Du Fu is pivotal for our memory of that event, as his poems are often how the war is…
Quatrain (绝句) – The Happiness of Noticing, Rebuilding the World After Trauma & Du Fu — 杜甫 (Du Fu)
This twenty-eight-character Tang poem — two golden orioles singing, a line of white egrets climbing, eternal snow on western peaks, boats from the eastern sea — was written by Du Fu after years of war and wandering when he finally found a small house in Chengdu, and it perfectly illustrates the psy…
Gazing at Mount Tai (望岳) – Awe Psychology, Ambition & Young Du Fu — 杜甫 (Du Fu)
This monumental Tang poem captures a young, ambitious Du Fu standing before Mount Tai, witnessing its breathtaking expanse that splits light and dark across northern China, and it perfectly illustrates what modern psychologists call the emotion of 'awe' — an encounter with vastness that expands our…
Spring View (春望) – Post-Traumatic Grief, Historical Trauma & Du Fu — 杜甫 (Du Fu)
This heartbreaking Tang poem contrasts the enduring return of spring nature with the shattered ruins of a war-torn capital, where even flowers bring tears and bird songs startle a grieving heart, and it perfectly illustrates the psychological reality of trauma and grief during times of civil upheav…
Facing the Moon Audiobook by Du Fu
Listen to full audiobook for free : https://litupbook.com/free Title: Facing the MoonSubtitle: Poems of Li Bai and Du FuCategories: Fiction, PoetryAuthor: Du FuNarrator: Keith HolyoakPublisher: Broken ElectricRelease date: 05-23-2016Language: EnglishSummary:Beautiful translations of the Ancient 8th…
Part 2: Su Dongpo and Ink Bamboo | 2018 Annual Reischauer Lecture with Stephen Owen
Speaker: Stephen Owen, Harvard University
Stephen Owen is a sinologist specializing in premodern literature, lyric poetry, and comparative poetics. Much of his work has focused on the middle period of Chinese literature (200-1200), however, he has also written on literature of the early period and…
Part 1: Flavors of Truth and Claims of Authority | 2018 Annual Reischauer Lecture with Stephen Owen
Speaker: Stephen Owen, Harvard University
Stephen Owen is a sinologist specializing in premodern literature, lyric poetry, and comparative poetics. Much of his work has focused on the middle period of Chinese literature (200-1200), however, he has also written on literature of the early period and…
Letters from Quotidia Fractal 1
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Welcome to Letters from Quotidia Fractal 1, the first of twelve posts carrying this identifier. This is also Letter 313 in the series. Did you know that 313 is a palindromic prime? It reads the same frontwards and backwards and is divisible on…
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