Chapter 360: The Missing Myth of the West

University of California.

After giving his last lecture at Xiangjiang University, Huang Yifan and Zhang Huiping spent two days in Xiangjiang. Subsequently, he returned to Shuimu for a few days, had a few meals with Erjing and Erwei in the same dormitory, and a week later, Huang Yifan went to the University of California.

As for why the University of California, probably because the University of California is also a state-run institution. However, Huang Yifan is also very satisfied with the University of California. Although the University of California is not as ranked as Harvard and Massachusetts and Cambridge, it is also one of the top universities in the world. At the same time, there is a global film and television city near the University of California, Hollywood, and many literary masters have lived in the University of California under the influence of film and television dramas.

Huang Yifan went to the University of California alone.

Although I came to a strange city and a strange country, everything felt okay.

Huang Yifan adapted for a few days and found that the University of California is actually similar to universities in China. There are scholars, there are literary and artistic talents, and there are more young people who tease 2, in short, all kinds of people, all kinds of people. At the same time, the University of California is also a university with a large number of international students, although Huang Yifan came to the University of California alone, but he also met a lot of classmates from China in the school, as well as some other yellow-skinned Asians.

Huang Yifan is a sophomore and also majored in literature.

However, compared with domestic literature majors, the literature majors studied in the United States are completely different from those in China. Although Western literature is also spoken in China, it is interpreted as an outsider. The literature major at the University of California is like studying Chinese in China, and generally international students who are not good at English really can't understand it.

This class is a course in ancient literature and poetry.

Huang Yifan came to the class early, took out the textbook, and prepared to listen to the lecture.

"Hey, Yellow. ”

Just sat down. Roommate "Jack" touched Huang Yifan and said, "Will you go to Hollywood tomorrow?" ”

"I said Jack, you are a liberal arts student who always wants to act and do something, if you really like acting so much, you should change your major. ”

Jack is a purebred white American. It's just a natural chatter, Huang Yifan has been chatting with Jack very well just a few days after he came.

"Alas, Huang, you don't understand, I have to use literature to package my temperament, yesterday a director said that I have a good temperament and asked me to act. ”

"Oh, yes, what do you want to play?"

"Extras. ”

"Uh...... It's really a good temperament. ”

Huang Yifan said with emotion.

"Don't laugh. Isn't there a saying in China that a good beginning is half the battle, although I am now an extra, I believe that I will definitely become a big Hollywood star in the future. ”

"Alright, big star, it's time for class. ”

"Okay, though. Say yes, let's go together. ”

"We'll see when the time comes. Check it out when you have time. ”

Hollywood is a film and television city, Huang Yifan does not like acting, although he is interested in film and television, but he is not too fanatical. However, the relationship between film and television and literature is relatively close, and Huang Yifan is also slightly interested. And. Film and television also need scripts, and if you have the opportunity, you can also write a few scripts to make movies, and it's not bad to make some money.

The two only exchanged words briefly for a few minutes. Anne, the lecturer of ancient literature, has already begun to prepare for class.

"Students, when we talk about ancient literature, we don't mention ancient poetry. Since the time of Greek mythology, we have passed down many classic poems. Below, we will explain the various types of poetry. ”

Anne is only 25 years old, very young and very beautiful. Legend has it that Anne was a well-known student at the University of California. It only took him 1 year to complete the credits at the University of California, and then he went directly to graduate school and won it in 2 years. It wasn't until she graduated from graduate school that Anne chose to stay on as a lecturer.

It is precisely because of Anne's beautiful face and hot body, coupled with the fact that she is about the same age as most of the students, that it is almost Anne's class, and no boy is absent. Even Jack, who has been chattering, must take Annie's class.

Next, let's start with the mythological epic. The United States is only a few hundred years old, and there are few myths in American history. Our mythology is supposed to have been originally in Greece, but, unfortunately, Greek mythology also has a lot missing, and we can only learn about that era from some short mythological poems......"

I have to say that Anne explained very well, even Huang Yifan, whose mood has been greatly improved, has to be praised.

Before you know it, the two lessons on ancient literature have been explained.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think poetry is the most beautiful subject in the history of literature, and while we appreciate poetry, I think we should also participate in the creation of poetry, and you can try to write a few poems when you go back. If it's well written, I'll give extra points. If even I admire it, maybe I can invite one of you to afternoon tea. ”

With a slight smile, Anne finished her homework at the last minute and left.

What was left behind was a wolf howl.

"Anne is the goddess of my dreams, and for the sake of Anne, I will write a poem tonight. ”

Jack drooled and said loudly.

Huang Yifan didn't think so, and patted Jack who was singing piggy, "Jack, Teacher Anne is gone, don't drool." ”

"Oh, let's go back to the dorm. ”

wiped away the saliva, Jack returned to the dormitory with Huang Yifan without blushing and heartbeat.

"I'm going to write poetry, I'm going to write poetry. ”

Very positive, as soon as he returned to the dormitory, Jack turned on his computer and began to conceive poetry.

"No, I can't write free-form poems, free-form poems can't express my level too much. ”

Jack muttered to himself as he conceived.

"Let's write quatrains, it looks good. ”

"It's too difficult to write a quatrain, so it's better to write a lyric poem. ”

"Okay, just write a lyric poem. ”

It's just that, for half an hour, Jack didn't write a single lyric poem.

A little frustrated, looking at the computer, Jack suddenly realized, "Yes, yes, how can I use the computer to write poetry, it's too unscientific." Writing poetry is such a high artistic content that must be written by hand. ”

Thinking about it, Jack threw away the keyboard, picked up the paper and pen, bit the pen, and thought again.

It's just that another half an hour has passed, and still not a single poem has been written.

Of course, Huang Yifan doesn't know this. At this time, Huang Yifan was already writing a seven-rhyme poem.

What is a seven-rhyme poem?

Seven-rhyme poems are actually a format of English poems, which is similar to Chinese five-character poems and seven-character poems.

Similarly, English poetry also pays attention to rhyme, so there are also three-rhyme poems, seven-rhyme poems and so on.

Western literature has a history of thousands of years, and naturally it has also left countless splendid cultures, which are no worse than Eastern literature.

It's just that the West, like the East, has a lot of content that is different from the previous life.

For example, both in the West and in the East, there are many flaws in mythology.

And Huang Yifan is precisely writing the verses of the moon god "Artemis" in Western mythology.

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