2015/10/07

Western Literature week four

印度兩大史詩：
Ramayana - The Ramayana is a Sanskrit epic poem ascribed to the Hindu sage and Sanskrit poet Valmiki. It is regarded as one of the two great works of Indian literature, along with the Mahabharata. The Ramayana also plays an important role in Hindu literature . It depicts the duties of relationships, portraying ideal characters like the ideal father, the ideal servant, the ideal brother, the ideal wife, and the ideal king. The name Ramayana is a tatpurusha compound of Rāma and ayana , translating to "Rama's Journey".

Mahabharata - The Mahabharata is an epic narrative of the Kurukshetra War and the fates of the Kaurava and the Pandava princes. It also contains philosophical and devotional material, such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas . Among the principal works and stories in the Mahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita, the story of Damayanti, an abbreviated version of the Ramayana, and the Rishyasringa, often considered as works in their own right.

Vocabulary :
a. voc-,vok-:voice

ex：advocate v.= push for something (ad- means voice)

       convoke v.= call together (con- means together)

       equivocate v.= be deliberately ambiguous to mislead or withhold information (equ- means equal)

       evoke v.= call up (e- means out)

       invoke v.= summon into action or bring into existence (in- means into)

       provoke v.= annoy,irritate or arouse (pro- means forward)

       revoke v.= cancel or withdraw (re- means back)

       vocation n.= career

       vociferous adj.= loud and noisy (fer means carry)


b. Carbon Copy ( often be abbreviated to CC) 複寫本

c. lengthy adj. 冗長的