Category Archives: Kortney Shelley

Natural Beauty

Posted on September 6, 2010 by kukookoko

Jiang Rong: Wolf Totem (278-292) When reading Chapter nineteen of Wolf Totem, the obvious conclusion that jumped out to me at first was the beauty of Jiang Rong’s writing and the description of the swans and grassland. Yang Ke expresses … Continue reading →

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Animal Within

Posted on August 31, 2010 by kukookoko

Kortney Shelley Jiang Rong: Wolf Totem (136-152) Jiang Rong makes a very distinct connection between the relationship of man and nature.  Of course that is recognizable because one of the main themes within Chinese culture is the spirit living within … Continue reading →

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Kortney Shelley

Posted on August 24, 2010 by kukookoko

Hinton, Mountain Home: The Wilderness Poetry of Ancient China (Tu Mu 189-199) Tu Mu, the man who claimed himself a part from the other poets within the rivers-and-mountains classification, wrote remarkable poetry based on nature and the relationship it has … Continue reading →

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