poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai)
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The poem “View of the Blue Sea” (Guan Canghai) is a famous lyrical work by the warlord-poet Cao Cao, celebrated for its grand imagery of the sea and its expression of heroic ambition and philosophical reflection.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| View of the Blue Sea | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese classical poem
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lyrical poem ⓘ poem ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Guan Canghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cao Cao’s military career
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Three Kingdoms era culture ⓘ |
| author | Cao Cao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorRole | warlord-poet ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle | 觀滄海 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of Chinese poetry ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eastern Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | yuefu-style poem ⓘ |
| historicalContext | end of Eastern Han political turmoil ⓘ |
| imagery |
blue sea
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boundless horizon ⓘ islands and mountains ⓘ lush vegetation ⓘ stars ⓘ sun and moon ⓘ waves and tides ⓘ |
| includedIn | Chinese school textbooks ⓘ |
| influence | later heroic and landscape poetry ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late Eastern Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
frequently anthologized in Chinese literature collections
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important work in early Chinese lyrical poetry ⓘ representative poem of Cao Cao ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
heroic
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lyrical ⓘ philosophical ⓘ |
| meter | five-character line ⓘ |
| mood |
aspiring
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contemplative ⓘ majestic ⓘ |
| originalScript | Traditional Chinese ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Chinese literature courses ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
literary criticism
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modern translations ⓘ scholarly commentary ⓘ |
| theme |
cosmic vastness
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grand imagery of the sea ⓘ heroic ambition ⓘ human aspiration ⓘ impermanence of life ⓘ philosophical reflection ⓘ |
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