Today in class I will be discussing Cao Pi’s ” A Disclosure on Literature” as well as Lu Ji’s “Poetic Exposure on Literature”. I will be going into further detail on both writers points of view on literature and its significance. Cao Pi believes that literature has different categories/ levels and that each writer brings out something different based on experience, do you agree with that? is a writers ability to excel in a topic is linked to his/her comfort level and knowledge of the subject? . Lu Ji explains the writing process, from brainstorming, to writers block, being faced with plagerism, to being able to form a hypothesis and finally being able to create literature. As a college student were you able to relate to any of these challenges?
November 11th Discussion Leader
November 11, 2014 Written by ALEXANDRIA PORTER | 2 Comments
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lb153586 // Nov 11th 2014 at 6:39 pm
I really enjoyed your discussion today; in particular how you pointed out Cao Pi’s theory of “qi.” In my opinion, I believe qi is something an individual is born with. I am a musician and like Pi’s example, you cannot just become an extraordinary musician from family genes or from hours of practice, you just have that intangible something. Pi also points out that there are different categories of literature, similarly there are different styles of music; classical, jazz, minimalism, etc. Every musician has there own specialized style of music like each author has their own specialized category of literature. Therefore, I do agree with the concept of qi.
z.aydiner // Nov 12th 2014 at 2:48 pm
I think you did a great job on the discussion. Made me think about writing as a whole and how i could improve. Definitely made the whole class interesting. Time flew by.
In my opinion, i think someone is born with “Qi” because you’re either a good writer or a bad one. Imagination and creativity are not something you learn overtime. Of course, learning new vocabulary and better grammar are something you can learn overtime and improve but creativity is that one thing you either have or dont. Therefore, I agree as well.