Monthly Archives: March 2014

  Skene is the stage building that is backgound to the stage. Parodos is the side entrance for actors as well as chorus. It is also the name of the first song sung by the chorus as they enter the orchestra. … Continue reading →

After reading Oedipus The King, one can come to the conclusion that destiny is a main theme of the play. No matter how hard a man tries to change his destiny, nothing can take it off its path. What is … Continue reading →

From Wikipedia: During the Tang Dynasty, poetry continued to be an important part of social life at all levels of society. Scholars were required to master poetry for the civil service exams, but the art was theoretically available to everyone. This … Continue reading →

Hello everyone, My post is mainly about the background introduction of “Jian’an Poetry”. Maybe it will help you to understand the seven great literary men that Cao Pi mentioned in the third paragraph of A Discourse on Literature. These seven … Continue reading →