Thursday, January 8, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Poetry and Artistic Connections
Poem
by Wang Wei,
A light boat sets off from the southern hill,
The north is hard to reach across the vastness.
On the other bank, I look for my home,
It cannot be recognised so far off.
Painting
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4pmthgw1.gif
Connection:
In the painting it shows the ocean, and you cannot see far beyond the shore. In the poem, it speaks of a man that cannot see his home in the distance. It speaks of the vastness of distance between himself and his homeland, showing how small man really is in the world.
by Wang Wei,
A light boat sets off from the southern hill,
The north is hard to reach across the vastness.
On the other bank, I look for my home,
It cannot be recognised so far off.
Painting
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4pmthgw1.gif
Connection:
In the painting it shows the ocean, and you cannot see far beyond the shore. In the poem, it speaks of a man that cannot see his home in the distance. It speaks of the vastness of distance between himself and his homeland, showing how small man really is in the world.
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