Poem Analysis of I Stand Alone by Du Fu for close reading.
Du Fu also wrote about the evils of conscription in the three “officer” poems (759). The last of these tells of an old man who escapes over the wall right as the recruiting officer arrives. All his.Du Fu (dew few) is known primarily for his poetry. The 1,450 poems he wrote have been collected through the years in frequently revised and reprinted anthologies and collections such as Quan Tang.Du Fu is often described as a poet-historian, and his works convey the emotional impact and import of political and social issues and register a range of private concerns, trials, and dramas. His poems are remarkable for their range of moods as well as contents.
Du Fu, the greatest poet of a country devoted to poetry, believed himself a failure. He gained little distinction in the official examinations, but remained a minor civil servant uprooted by the An Lu-shan rebellion that destroyed the first T'ang dynasty. He was usually poor, and occasionally close to starvation.Tu Fu (or Du Fu) is one of the greatest classical Chinese poets, along with Li Po (or Li Bai). He wrote taoist poetry even if he remained devoutly linked to the more formal morality of Confucianism. A poem by Tu Fu: 'A View of Taishan' What shall I say of the Great Peak?
Notes: This poem dates from 757, when Du Fu was held captive by the rebels in Chang'an (Watson p. 30). The hairpin was used to hold in place the caps worn by Chinese officials (Owen p. 420). Read an essay on this site discussing the issues involved in translating Spring View, or the analysis of the poem by Paul Rouzer at Asian Topics.
