Peter Bi says

>I think I don't belong to the group of "educated English speaking Chinese",
>or educated Chinese, whatever. I am basically the same as the other
>peasants
>in my nowhere home town.

I did not say that you belong to the group of "educated English speaking
Chinese" (though I left open the possibility that you might).  That is why I
said,

> > > Some educated English speaking Chinese say things like this . . .

(implying that you might belong to this group or not)

I appreciate your comment, and respect your right to designate yourself as

an "English speaking (e.g.) Canadian".

My main point was simply that some "educated English speaking Chinese" make
certain assertions about the nature of Pound's poetry, and that these
assertions should be looked at in their cultural contexts, and that the
meaning of such assertions needs to be looked at broadly, in comparison to
other generalizations about culture and poetry.


> > >Peter Bi said
> > > >about year ago on this list that Pounds poetry is much more "chinese"
>than
> > > >contemporary Chinese Poetry.
> > > >
> > Wei:
> > > Some educated English speaking Chinese say things like this, and
>without
>any
> > > affront to Peter Bi, who I do not know well, I must comment.   Some
>English
> > > speaking French will say Swinburne is more "French" than Baudelaire;
>and
> > > many 19th century Americans said the Czech composer Dvorak's New World
> > > symphony was more American than any piece written by any US composer
>in
>the
> > > US.   I am not sure if any conclusion can be drawn from such
>statements.
>....
>
>Pawel and Wei:
>
>FYI,
>
>I think I don't belong to the group of "educated English speaking Chinese",
>or educated Chinese, whatever. I am basically the same as the other
>peasants
>in my nowhere home town.  By the way, it would make me more comfortable if
>we say "English speaking (e.g.) Canadian" or "A Canadian learns English",
>but not "educated English speaking Canadian."
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