2313-8912Research Result. Theoretical and Applied Linguistics2313-891210.18413/2313-8912-2018-4-1-70-781356LITERATURE OF PEOPLES AND NATIONS OF THE WORLDPROBING INTO THE MYTHOLOGICAL IMAGES IN MAO ZEDONG’S POEM “IMMORTALS: REPLY TO LI SHUYI”PROBING INTO THE MYTHOLOGICAL IMAGES IN MAO ZEDONG’S POEM “IMMORTALS: REPLY TO LI SHUYI”LiZhaiLiZhaizhaili@upc.edu.cnChina University of Petroleum, China20184100

Mythological images play an important role in literary works and are ingeniously applied in Mao Zedong’s poetry. By studying the various aspects of the mythological images in his poem, we can gain a deeper insight into the compressed meanings of the poetic art that are unheeded before. This paper will discuss the different dimensions in the mythological images in Mao Zedong’s poem, Die Lian Hua: Reply to Li Shuyi, probing into the different layers of depth in meaning from cultural, psychological and spiritual perspectives.

Mythological images play an important role in literary works and are ingeniously applied in Mao Zedong’s poetry. By studying the various aspects of the mythological images in his poem, we can gain a deeper insight into the compressed meanings of the poetic art that are unheeded before. This paper will discuss the different dimensions in the mythological images in Mao Zedong’s poem, Die Lian Hua: Reply to Li Shuyi, probing into the different layers of depth in meaning from cultural, psychological and spiritual perspectives.

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