Du Fu
杜甫
Source:
wikipedia.com
- Born
- 712
- Died
- 770
- Ancestral home
- Chang'an
- Book mentions
- 4
Roles:
poet
politician
Factions:
Tang Dynasty
(primary)
Links:
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Wikipedia entry Bio
Appears in 4 chapters:
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Chapter 84
— Lu Xun Burns All Consecutive Camps; Zhuge Liang Plans The Eight-Array Maze.
The Tang poet whose verses on the Eight Arrays close the maze episode — 'Planner of three kingdoms, no small praise is his.'
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Chapter 85
— The First Ruler Confides His Son To A Guardian; The Prime Minister Calmly Settles Five Attacks.
His elegy closes the death scene — the Palace of Eternal Peace, the herons in the pines, the offerings in season.
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Chapter 104
— A Falling Star: The Prime Minister Ascends To Heaven; A Wooden Statue: The Commander-In-Chief Is Terrified.
Named as the author of the first of the three poems on Zhuge Liang's death - 'A bright star last night falling from the sky, / This message gave, "The Master is no more."' A Tang poet quoted by the narrator, five centuries after the events.
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Chapter 105
— The Lord of Wuxiang Leaves A Plan In The Silken Bag; The Ruler of Wei Removes The Bronze Statue With The Dew Bowl.
Named as the author of both elegies quoted here - the cypress-shaded memorial hall outside the Chengdu Wall ('The steps thereto are bright with new grass springing, / Hiding among the branches orioles are singing'), and the assessment that ranks him with Yi Yin, Lu Wang, Xiao He and Cao Shen.