Former Ode on the Red Cliffs
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Former Ode on the Red Cliffs is a renowned prose-poem by the Song dynasty writer Su Shi that reflects on history, nature, and the transience of life during a moonlit boat trip on the Yangtze River.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latter Ode on the Red Cliffs | 1 |
| Ode to the Red Cliff | 1 |
| 东坡赤壁 | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese literary work
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Song dynasty literature ⓘ prose-poem ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
First Ode on the Red Cliff
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Qian Chibi Fu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 1082 ⓘ |
| author |
Su Dongpo
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Su Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralImage | river and moon ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle | 前赤壁賦 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
dialogue
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philosophical discourse ⓘ poetic imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Song dynasty China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequentlyAnthologizedIn | Chinese literature collections ⓘ |
| genre |
fu prose
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lyrical prose ⓘ |
| hasCommentariesBy | later Chinese scholars ⓘ |
| historicalAllusion |
Battle of Red Cliffs
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Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
East Asian literary tradition
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later Chinese poetry ⓘ later Chinese prose ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose-poem ⓘ |
| literaryStatus |
classic of Song prose
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masterpiece of Su Shi ⓘ |
| narrativeFrame | moonlit boat trip ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Latter Ode on the Red Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Northern Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
eternity versus change
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relationship between man and nature ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Huangzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Red Cliffs
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Yangtze River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese literature curricula ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist impermanence
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Daoist thought ⓘ friendship ⓘ history ⓘ nature ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ transience of life ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Su Shi’s exile in Huangzhou ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ode to the Red Cliff
this entity surface form:
Latter Ode on the Red Cliffs