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I don't think there is anything close to epic poems for Han Chinese. Though China government claims Gesar of Tibet, Jangar of Mongol and Manas of Kyrgyz, are th
by feverzsj 3y ago
I don't think there is anything close to epic poems for Han Chinese. Though China government claims Gesar of Tibet, Jangar of Mongol and Manas of Kyrgyz, are the three epic poems of China.
- zozbot234 3y agoTrue, but some of the commentaries to the Spring and Autumn Annals are written in a highly refined style that one could describe as akin to poetry, especially the Zuo Zhuan. Of course this is better described as history rather than epic, but the two genres share similar goals especially for the period.
- hnfong 3y agoThe literary style of Zuo Zhuan can be described as highly refined if you wish, but not quite "poetic". It's basically a very succinct style of old Chinese. And it reads more like a diary than an epic story. I'd say Shiji feels more similar to an epic, at least a couple stories in it has an air of exaggeration :D