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340 BC: 340 BC Births, 340 BC Deaths, Qu Yuan, Praxagoras, Publius Decius Mus, Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens, Appius Claudius Caecus

340 BC: 340 BC Births, 340 BC Deaths, Qu Yuan, Praxagoras, Publius Decius Mus, Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens, Appius Claudius Caecus


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Chapters: 340 Bc Births, 340 Bc Deaths, Qu Yuan, Praxagoras, Publius Decius Mus, Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens, Appius Claudius Caecus, Polyaenus of Lampsacus, Theodectes, Battle of the Crimissus, Mentor of Rhodes, Lais of Hyccara. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 40. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Qu Yuan (Chinese: pinyin: Q Yuan) (ca. 340 BCE - 278 BCE) was a Chinese scholar and minister to the King from the southern Chu during the Warring States Period. His works are mostly found in an anthology of poetry known as Chu Ci. His death is traditionally commemorated on Duanwu Festival (/), which is commonly known in English as the Dragon Boat Festival or Double Fifth (fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional Chinese calendar). Qu Yuan, born in the Xiling Gorge area of what is today western Hubei province, was a minister in the government of the state of Chu, descended from nobility and a champion of political loyalty and truth eager to maintain the Chu state's power. Qu Yuan advocated a policy of alliance with the other kingdoms of the period against the hegemonic Qin state, which threatened to dominate them all. Legend has it that the Chu king fell under the influence of other corrupt, jealous ministers who slandered Qu Yuan and banished his most of loyal counselors. It is said that Qu Yuan returned first to his family's home town. In his exile, he spent much of this time collecting legends and rearranging folk odes while travelling the countryside, producing some of the greatest poetry in Chinese literature and expressing fervent love for his state and his deepest concerns for its future. According to legend, his anxiety brought him to an increasingly troubled state of health; during his depression, he would often take walks near a certain well, during which he would l...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=620735



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  • ISBN-13: 9781157756798
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 42
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Weight: 77 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1157756794
  • Publisher Date: 15 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: 340 BC Births, 340 BC Deaths, Qu Yuan, Praxagoras, Publius Decius Mus, Lucius Volumnius Flamma Violens, Appius Claudius Caecus
  • Width: 229 mm


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