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Study Of Symbolic Expressions In Peking Opera'scostumes And Lyrics, Yiman Li
Study Of Symbolic Expressions In Peking Opera'scostumes And Lyrics, Yiman Li
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This thesis represents an analysis of symbolic expressions used to convey traditional Chinese cultural values in marital relations as expressed through costumes and lyrics in Peking Opera plays and performances. Two symbols, dragon and phoenix, were selected from the costume collection. Four symbols--bird, tiger, wild goose, and dragon--were selected from compilations of lyrics. These symbols were selected because they expressed Chinese core cultural values, an imperial ideology based on Confucian thoughts, which were practiced rigidly during Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Modeling Theory is applied to argue that dragon and phoenix as visual symbols convey ideas about characters' background, marital relationship, social …
Unpainted Sky: 17th And 18th Century Naturalism In Korea And Europe, Eunjoo Lee
Unpainted Sky: 17th And 18th Century Naturalism In Korea And Europe, Eunjoo Lee
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This thesis examines comparative aesthetics focusing on Korean and European naturalism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In this thesis I consider the different ways of understanding and depicting humankind and nature, and how these different perceptions affect the concept of naturalism in each culture, since the way Koreans perceive nature and naturalism is very different from European naturalism. While Korean naturalism can be described as the respect for and meditation on nature, European naturalism can be linked more closely with imitation of nature. This thesis focuses on naturalism in terms of the notion of Emptiness and Being in each …