Owing to the cultural, philosophical and religious differences, Chinese memorial poetry and western elegy show different attitudes towards death and have different ways to express it. Therefore, they have different ae...Owing to the cultural, philosophical and religious differences, Chinese memorial poetry and western elegy show different attitudes towards death and have different ways to express it. Therefore, they have different aesthetic preference to death. This paper focuses on the basic characteristics of Chinese memorial poetry and western elegy. It analyzes the causes of these differences from the aspect of the content and style, ways of expression and cultural psychology.展开更多
文摘Owing to the cultural, philosophical and religious differences, Chinese memorial poetry and western elegy show different attitudes towards death and have different ways to express it. Therefore, they have different aesthetic preference to death. This paper focuses on the basic characteristics of Chinese memorial poetry and western elegy. It analyzes the causes of these differences from the aspect of the content and style, ways of expression and cultural psychology.