"[L]ike dusk on the eastern horizon": Reading Cane through Chinese Culture.
The article focuses on Jean Toomer's book "Cane" and offers an interpretation of its aesthetic quality through Chinese aesthetics. The book's image of dusk stands for the dark-skinned African-Americans as well as their mystery and depth of feelings. In Chinese culture, dusk stands for spiritual tran...
| Publicado en: | East West Connections Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 53 - 61 |
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| Formato: | Literary Criticism |
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Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West, Inc.
2005
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| Sumario: | The article focuses on Jean Toomer's book "Cane" and offers an interpretation of its aesthetic quality through Chinese aesthetics. The book's image of dusk stands for the dark-skinned African-Americans as well as their mystery and depth of feelings. In Chinese culture, dusk stands for spiritual transformation which notes the transfiguration to an immortal being. Toomer uses the color purple to denote the inner being or soul of a person. In the Chinese culture, purple symbolizes power, success and spiritual achievement. |
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