Six Curses


Autoria(s): Neilsen, Philip M.
Data(s)

2006

Resumo

This creative writing work was selected for publication in a bi-lingual anthology, published in China, as suitable to be culturally applicable to both Chinese and Australian social contexts. The poem raises six social/ethical issues and comments on them. It is based on research into Chinese traditional poetry that focuses on an image, and after each image this poem provides an ethical comment. It is based in the ethical hypothesis that moral evaluation of individual and social behaviour can not be achieved without ethical judgement which questions social norms. In particular, the poem questions the validity of fundamentalism – the belief in religious, scientific and moral absolutes. This is a key issue in contemporary research into the effect of religion on politics. It also draws on contemporary psychological theory, especially the concept of narcissism. The sociological basis of the work is in drawing parallels between eastern and western ethical issues, stressing similarity by inference. The imagery on which the poem is based selects objects such a single ‘stone’ that take on symbolic connotations common to both Australian and Chinese readers. This is innovative, since very little creative writing has been dome to address commonalities between Australian and Chinese ethical thinking, especially by adopting Chinese motifs.

Formato

application/pdf

application/pdf

Identificador

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/25908/

Publicador

Australia-China Council & Wuhan University

Relação

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/25908/2/Research_Statement.pdf

http://eprints.qut.edu.au/25908/5/25839.pdf

Neilsen, Philip M. (2006) Six Curses. [Textual Work]

Direitos

Copyright 2006 Philip Neilsen

Fonte

China's Australia : A Poetic Anthology

Creative Writing & Literary Studies; Creative Industries Faculty

Palavras-Chave #190402 Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting) #190400 PERFORMING ARTS AND CREATIVE WRITING #poetry #anthology
Tipo

Creative Work