Chinese Literature

5,000 years ago

when was chinese linterature first recorded?

monosyllabic and tonal language

what kind of langauge is chinese language?

the spoken word, an idea

what do chinese characters each represent?

1000 bc

what year does early chinese literature date back to?

the book of changes, the book of history, the book of rites, the book of odes, the spring and autumn annals

the five classics

tang dynasty

what dynasty did the four greatest chinese poets live during?

wang wei, li-po, to-fu, po-shu-i

four greatest chinese poets

1200s

when did drama and fiction develop in chinese literature?

after the 1800s

when did modern chinese literature develop?

1966-1976

when was the cultural revolution?

political and social themes of this period

what themes dominated the publish works during the cultural revolution?

1980s

when did the cultural fevver happen?