Chronology Entry
Year
1953
Text
Ling, Shuhua. Gu yun. In : Ling Shuhua san wen xuan ji. Zhu Xiaozheng bian. (Tianjin : Bai hua wen yi chu ban she, 1986). (Bai hua san wen shu xi). [Ancient melodies]. 古韵 / 凌叔華散文選集
Ling schreibt : "Once Uncle Ku [Gu Hongming] came together with Uncle Liang. Perhaps because of something Uncle Liang had said of him, Uncle Ku, before sitting down, handed an English book to my cousin, crying, 'I'll let you hear if I can recite Paradise Lost or not. Uncle Liang said I was boasting. Confucius taught us, 'No modesty against morality'. When it comes to learning, I'm against the least modesty."
"With these words, he began to recite steadily and smoothly. My eyes quickly followed my cousin's fingers (at that time I knew no more English than the alphabet). Goodness, he finished the nearly thousand lines of Milton's Paradise Lost without a single mistake ! Then his eyes shone the splendor of the cat's-eye, at the sight of which one was filled with so much admiration as to be ready to kowtow to him. Then, as it seems, he would go on with more books to stop Uncle Liang's mouth, when Father started and managed to divert him with other topics."
Ling schreibt : "Once Uncle Ku [Gu Hongming] came together with Uncle Liang. Perhaps because of something Uncle Liang had said of him, Uncle Ku, before sitting down, handed an English book to my cousin, crying, 'I'll let you hear if I can recite Paradise Lost or not. Uncle Liang said I was boasting. Confucius taught us, 'No modesty against morality'. When it comes to learning, I'm against the least modesty."
"With these words, he began to recite steadily and smoothly. My eyes quickly followed my cousin's fingers (at that time I knew no more English than the alphabet). Goodness, he finished the nearly thousand lines of Milton's Paradise Lost without a single mistake ! Then his eyes shone the splendor of the cat's-eye, at the sight of which one was filled with so much admiration as to be ready to kowtow to him. Then, as it seems, he would go on with more books to stop Uncle Liang's mouth, when Father started and managed to divert him with other topics."
Mentioned People (3)
Gu, Hongming
(Penang, Malaysia 1857-1928 Beijing) : Beamter, Übersetzer, Autor
Ling, Shuhua
(Beijing 1900-1990 Beijing) : Schriftstellerin, Malerin
Milton, John
(London 1608-1674 London) : Dichter
Subjects
Literature : Occident : Great Britain
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Hao, Tianhu. Ku Hung-ming, an early Chinese reader of Milton. In : Milton quarterly ; vol. 39, no 2 (2005). [Gu Hongming]. | Publication / Milt1 |