Du Fu
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Literature, Publishing
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Poetry, Poets
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: Du Fu is considered the greatest of Chinese poets as well as one of the giant figures of world literature.
Early Life
Du Fu descended from the nobility, and his family tradition was both scholarly and military. He was the thirteenth-generation descendant of Du You, a marquess and an army general who was married to a princess of the imperial family. Du Fu’s great-grandfather was Du Yiyi, a mid-level government official. His grandfather was Du Shenyan, a jinshi (literally, “entered scholar”) who served in minor official...
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