Offspring of Ancient Poets Aim at Cultural Revival - CRIENGLISH.com
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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![]() CRIENGLISH.com | Offspring of Ancient Poets Aim at Cultural Revival CRIENGLISH.com "The eight great poets of the Tang and Song Dynasties" refer to Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Su Shi, Su Xun, Su Zhe, Ou Yangxiu, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong. Seven years ago, the descendents of this famous group of poets first met in Beijing in the hope of ... |
Iranian Musician Receives Death Threats - Religion Dispatches
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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Iranian Musician Receives Death Threats Religion Dispatches The story is being represented as a religious issue, with an Ithna'ashari (the largest group of Shi'ah) scholar quoted as issuing a legal opinion that Najafi should be killed. But as The Daily Beast reports, the legal opinion, or fatwa, predates the ... |
Don't Cry, Tai Lake - NPR
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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Don't Cry, Tai Lake NPR Su Shi, one of his favorite Song dynasty poets, had once declared it regrettable to "have no self to claim," but at the moment, at least, Chen did not find it so. The old man was bringing the dishes Chen had ordered. "Thank you," Chen said, looking up. |
The fragile world - Livemint
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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The fragile world Livemint On the blog Arabic Literature (in English) earlier this year, Iraqi writer Faris Adnon declared, “In contrast to the common belief in the Arab world, poetry has lost its position in Iraqi cultural discourse....However, poetry still has its uses: ... |
Bernard Lewis' Stubborn Hope - Tablet Magazine
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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Bernard Lewis' Stubborn Hope Tablet Magazine A poet-scholar, linguist, observer and sometime participant in the great events of the Middle East for seven decades, the London-born scholar belongs more to the world of TE Lawrence than to ours. At 95, his prose is translucent and his recollection ... |
City limits - Financial Times
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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City limits Financial Times But the pieces included in Shi Cheng (Ten Cities) – are far from uncritical of the status quo. Take Diao Dou's “Squatting”, which treats problems such as bureaucracy and corruption with a delicious irony. Set in Shenyang in China's chilly north-east, ... |
Tehran International Book Fair launches crackdown on 'harmful' titles - The Guardian
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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![]() The Guardian | Tehran International Book Fair launches crackdown on 'harmful' titles The Guardian Titles range from the Farsi translations of works by JG Ballard, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Haruki Murakami to the new reprints of the Qur'an and books about the significance of Imam Mahdi, the Shi'i Islam's messianic figure. For those interested in the ... |
Escribir poesía frente a un futuro oscuro - La Nueva Provincia
Thursday 24th of May 2012 03:37:38 PM
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Escribir poesía frente a un futuro oscuro La Nueva Provincia Poesía para el alma (Poetry/Shi) Guión y dirección: Lee Chang-Dong. Intérpretes: Jeong-hie Yun, Mae-Sang Ahn, Hira Kim. Origen: Corea del Sur (2010). Duración: 139m. Para mayores de 16 años. Quinto largometraje del director surcoreano Lee Chang-Dong ... |




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