Classical Chinese poetry genres are the genres that typify traditional Chinese poems written in Classical Chinese, some attested as early as the Classic of Poetry, traditionally dated to around the eleventh to seventh centuries BCE. The term genre in this context covers topic, theme and subject matter as well as which similes and metaphors were considered appropriate and how they were meant to be interpreted.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleWang Wei, exemplar of Rivers and Mountains poetry 1 Defining TraitGenre denotes topic, theme, subject matter, appropriate similes and metaphors, and vocabulary and style 1 FAQs
Is a genre of Classical Chinese poetry the same thing as a poetic form?
Genre here means subject matter, imagery and style, and it was generally but not always independent of poetic form.
Not quite. In this context the word genre refers to topic, theme and subject matter, to which similes or metaphors were considered appropriate and how they would be interpreted, and to vocabulary and style. These genres were generally, but not always, independent of the Classical Chinese poetry forms, so a single genre could be written in different forms.
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Some of these genres are attested to as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry, dating from a traditionally, and roughly, estimated time of around 11th–7th century BCE, in what is now China, but at that time was composed of various independent states.
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Some of these genres are attested to as early as the publication of the Classic of Poetry, dating from a traditionally, and roughly, estimated time of around 11th-7th century BCE, in what is now China, but at that time was composed of various independent states.
Rivers and Mountains section
One of the greatest exemplars of this type of poetry was Wang Wei.
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The term 'genres' refers to various aspects, such as to topic, theme, and subject matter, what similes or metaphors were considered appropriate or how they would be interpreted, and other considerations such as vocabulary and style.
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