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In Hinduism, this refers to the 4 aims/goals in life
Purusarthas
What type of Japanese poem is exhibited on the example below:
A cool wind blows in
With a blanket of silence.
Straining to listen
For those first few drops of rain,
The storm begins in earnest.
Tanka
The founder of Negritude
Leopoldo Sedar Senghor
What is the previous name of Iran?
Persia
In Shakuntala written by Kalidasa, he is the noble and pious king who upholds his above his personal desire.
Dushyanta
The world's first known novel, The tale of Genji, is written by whose author?
Murasaki Shikibu
Prem Chand's piece which dals with the prostitution and corruption among the Indian middle class.
a. Godan
b. Manasrovar
c. Sevasadana
c. Sevasadana
Literary piece by Rabindranath Tagore which is about Song Offerings
Rabindranath Tagore
A common source for both Confucianist and Taoist philosophy, is one of the first efforts of the human mind to place itself within the universe. It has exerted a living influence in China for 3,000 years, and interest in it has been rapidly spreading in the West.
a. Snow Country
b. The Book of Changes/I Ching
c.
b. The Book of Changes/I Ching
A Sanskrit poet and dramatist, who is considered to be the Indian Shakespeare.
Kalidasa
1st African writer to receive a Novel Prize Award.
Wole Soyinka
Chinua Achebe’s first novel, written in English and published in 1958. It is acclaimed as the finest novel ever written, depicting pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the invasion by Europeans during the late 19th century.
Things Fall Apart
It is also called Judgment Tale. It is typically an African form of short story which is intended to be discussed and debate on.
Dilemma or Enigma Tale
A satirical poem by Wole Soyinka which is about a black seeking the landlady's permission to accommodate him or her lodging house. The poetic dialogue reveals the landlady's deep prejudice against the colored people.
The Telephone Conversation
Oldest-known epic in the world.
The Epic of Gilgamesh