Exploration of Qu Yuan’s Spiritual World through Fear-Expression

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10.2991/978-2-38476-214-9_7How to use a DOI?

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Qu Yuan; fears; Quzi spirits; spiritual world

Abstract

Studies of ancient Chinese literature cannot overlook Qu Yuan (340-278BC), the earliest known poet in China, owing to the ingenuity in his writing as well as his spirits with long-lasting impact. In his works, the wordsused to describe personal feelings are immensely meaningful and meticulous, whose effect can be soul-stirring and high-valued. While presenting his mental state, Qu Yuan repeatedly uses “fear” to express his mental development. Through intensive reading of the representative works, especially by chanting and digesting the “fears”, the paper perceives such distinguishable Quzi spirits as his self-cultivation effort, self-sacrifice feeling and lofty aspiration to realize ideal politics so as to further explore the subtle gradual change of his mind, to sketch the journey of his spiritual world.

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AU  - Ze Liu
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DA  - 2024/02/21
TI  - Exploration of Qu Yuan’s Spiritual World through Fear-Expression
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Education, Language and Art (ICELA 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 44
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SN  - 2352-5398
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