Research Catalog

Title

Wang Anshi and Song poetic culture / Xiaoshan Yang.

Author

Yang, Xiaoshan, 1959-

Publication

• Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2021.
• ©2021

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Details

Description

xii, 344 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

"A poetic culture consists of a body of shared values and conventions that shape the composition and interpretation of poetry in a given historical period. This book on Wang Anshi (1021-1086) and Song poetic culture-the first of its kind in any Western language-brings into focus a cluster of issues that are central to the understanding of both the poet and his cultural milieu. These issues include the motivations and consequences of poetic contrarianism and the pursuit of novelty, the relationship between anthology compilation and canon formation, the entanglement of poetry with partisan politics, Buddhist orientations in poetic language, and the development of the notion of late style. Though diverse in nature and scope, the issues all bear the stamp of the period as well as Wang Anshi's distinct personality. Conceived of largely as a series of case studies, the book's individual chapters may be read independently of each other, but together they form a varied, if only partial, mosaic of Wang Anshi's work and its critical reception in the larger context of Song poetic culture"--

Series Statement

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 129

Uniform Title

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 129.

Subject

• Wang, Anshi, 1021-1086 > Criticism and interpretation
• Wang, Anshi, 1021-1086
• 960-1279
• Chinese poetry > Song dynasty, 960-1279 > History and criticism
• Chinese poetry
• Song Dynasty (China)

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• Literary criticism.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

"Song of brilliant lady" : the lure and peril of contrarianism -- Tradition and individuality in Tang baijia shixuan -- Late style -- From Cold Mountain to Bell Mountain : an excursion into poetic Buddhism -- "Hard to trust you" : generic convention and partisan politics -- Coda: Positioning Wang Anshi in Song poetic history.

Call Number

JFE 21-7886

ISBN

• 9780674262904
• 0674262905

LCCN

2021023689

OCLC

1259296363

Author

Yang, Xiaoshan, 1959- author.

Title

Wang Anshi and Song poetic culture / Xiaoshan Yang.

Publisher

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Asia Center, 2021.

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 129

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 129.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

960-1279

Research Call Number

JFE 21-7886