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Essay "The Song of the 'Chinese Nightingale'"
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Title
Essay "The Song of the 'Chinese Nightingale'"
Description
This essay by then-editor-in-chief Louise Dinwiddie, analyzes the 1929 poem "The Chinese Nightingale" by white American writer Vachel Lindsay. The poem mentions many facets of Chinese culture and, as Dinwiddie recognizes, asserts that culture is timeless and valuable even as Chinese people immigrate to other lands. Dinwiddie calls Lindsay's portrayal "whimsical" and contrasts it with his "terrified" poem "The Congo." She also claims that the poem has "the slant angle of vision peculiar to the Eastern eye" and hints to a perceived mystery surrounding Asian cultures.
Creator
Source
Dinwiddie, Louise."The Song of the 'Chinese Nightingale.'" <em>The Messenger</em> LVIII, no. 3 (1932): 25-32. University Archives, RG 24 Student Publications. Virginia Baptist Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.Virginia Baptist Historical Society, The Messenger 1920
Publisher
The Messenger, University of Richmond
Date
1932
Contributor
Caroline Weber
Gabby Kiser
Language
English
Type
Identifier
MessengerLVIII.3.25-1932
Files
Citation
Louise Dinwiddie, “Essay "The Song of the 'Chinese Nightingale'",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed December 10, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/69.