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Landscape of The Soul (Textbook Exercise) Understanding the Text Q. 1. (i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples. Ans. The Chinese view of art is quite different from the European view of art both in content and concept. A classical Chinese landscape is not meant to reproduce an actual view of the physical world. The painter expects active participation of the viewer. The participation of the viewer should be both physical and mental. The Chinese painter does not expect his viewer to borrow his eyes to appreciate his painting. In stead he wants the viewer to devote his mind and soul. The artist shows the way to the mysterious inner world. A Chinese landscape is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space. On the other hand European art is based on hard realism. The European painter simply reproduces in his painting the outer appearance of the objects as he sees it. He wants the viewer of his creation to borrow his eyes so that it could be properly app...

               THE POTRAIT OF A LADY ( HORNBILL)                        (Textbook Exercise Understanding the Text) Q. 1. Describe the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to go abroad.  Ans: The author’s first phase of relationship with his grandmother began when he was a child and before he started going to school. In those days she appeared old and wrinkled and he could not believe in the idea that once she had been young and pretty. She used to tell author and the other children about the games she used to play during her childhood. The children found her stories absurd and treated them like the fables of the prophets she used to tell them.  The second and the most intimate phase of their relationship began when the author was left with his grandmother in the village while his parents had gone to live in the city. During t...