Song of the War Carts
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"Song of the War Carts" is a renowned poem by the Tang dynasty poet Du Fu that vividly portrays the suffering and hardship caused by military conscription and war.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lament of the Frontier Guard | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical Chinese literature work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Du Fu’s concern for the people ⓘ |
| author | Du Fu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
classic of Chinese anti-war poetry
ⓘ
representative work of Du Fu ⓘ |
| genre |
realist poetry
ⓘ
social critique poetry ⓘ |
| hasForm | regulated verse (lüshi) or related Tang poetic form ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Tang dynasty military campaigns
ⓘ
frontier wars of the Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| includedIn | Du Fu’s war-themed poems ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese social critique poetry ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
dramatic dialogue
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emotional realism ⓘ narrative description ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| movement | High Tang poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
empathetic portrayal of commoners
ⓘ
powerful social criticism ⓘ vivid depiction of conscription ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| perspective |
critique of excessive warfare
ⓘ
sympathy for conscripted soldiers ⓘ |
| poet | Du Fu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
hardship caused by war
ⓘ
lament of soldiers and their families ⓘ suffering caused by conscription ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Chinese literature courses
ⓘ
Tang poetry scholarship ⓘ |
| subject |
families mourning conscription
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soldiers being sent to the front ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-war sentiment
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family separation ⓘ hardship of soldiers ⓘ military conscription ⓘ social injustice ⓘ suffering of common people ⓘ war ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | High Tang period ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | lyric narrative poem ⓘ |
| workIn | Du Fu poetry corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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