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Cherishing antiquity : the cultural construction of an ancient Chinese kingdom
- Title
- Cherishing antiquity : the cultural construction of an ancient Chinese kingdom / Olivia Milburn.
- Author
- Milburn, Olivia
- Publication
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center and distributed by Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- xii, 392 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "Describes the commemoration within Chinese literature and culture of the ancient southern kingdom of Wu, which collapsed in 473 BCE. This book, through an analysis of the history of Wu as recorded in ancient Chinese texts and then of its literary legacy, illuminates the remarkable cultural endurance of this powerful but short-lived kingdom"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 89
- Uniform Title
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 89.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Part One: The Kingdom of Wu. The royal house of Wu ; The last kings of Wu ; Reflections on the royal house of Wu -- Part Two: Case studies. Commemorating Master Ji of Yanling ; The tomb at Tiger Hill ; Numinous Cliff and Gusu Tower -- Afterword: Wu in the modern world.
- Call Number
- JFE 14-40
- ISBN
- 9780674726680 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- 0674726685 (hardcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2013007730
- OCLC
- 830206113
- Author
- Milburn, Olivia, author.
- Title
- Cherishing antiquity : the cultural construction of an ancient Chinese kingdom / Olivia Milburn.
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center and distributed by Harvard University Press, 2013.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 89Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 89.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 14-40