what would you say?
Dorian Gray?
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what would you say?
Dorian Gray?
No, I'd say Sherlock Holmes.
Virgil ?
Tie: Adam and Eve
Haha....I like this but how famous/infamous are they compared to others more infamous:biggrin5:?Quote:
Originally Posted by Calidore
Mickey Mouse.
Not Donald Duck? Aww!!:biggrin5:Quote:
Originally Posted by cafolini
Sherlock Holmes, Alice, Superman, Gandalf, and Harry Potter
Romeo and Juliet, perhaps.
King Arthur or Robin Hood
Helen of Troy
John Lennon because of Come Together? (amongst others)
Freddy Mercury because of Bohemian Rhapsody? (amongst others)
Robert Plant because of Stairway To Heaven? (amongst others)
Jimi Hendrix because of Purple Haze? (amongst others)
So many... ...
Ummm... the key word was "literature".:eek::confused5:
And I listed a song, a libretto, a ballad, and an out-of-this world poem.
I'll take my list over most of what's been listed so far.
I'd rather watch a Shakespeare play than read it, which is only second best, and if performance isn't your strong point maybe a busking stint will wake you up
(not necessarily at StLukes)
Zhuge Liang, Ximen Qing, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, etc. probably Cao Cao or Zhuge Liang. Not only is Cao Cao traced in core texts of Chinese culture, his own poetic career was also noteworthy.
As for females, probably Cui Yingying as the most beautifully constructed female character of the Chinese canon.
The beauty of Chinese literature is that stories are retold in new and interesting ways - the core evolves as a sort of literary performance, so that Cao Cao goes from heroic bard to tragic romantic, to new money, to vile conqueror, to usurper, to schemer, to villain, to pure evil. The actual fluidity of the character as it transcends can only be compared to something like Faust in the west, as he is rewritten. Our works do not work in recasting cycles, but rather in inventing new personages, which is perhaps a weakness.
Then again, Jesus is also a brilliant dynamic character, as is Satan, and many other Christian characters and Jewish biblical characters.