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READING TAO YUANMING
SHIFITING PARADIGMS OF HISTORICAL RECEPTION (427-1900) |
| By: |
Wendy Swartz |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£41.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674031849 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674031845 |
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| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, ASIA CENTER |
| Pub. date: |
2 September, 2008 |
| Series: |
Harvard East Asian Monographs |
| Pages: |
400 |
| Description: |
Tao Yuanming (365-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This book studies the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself. |
| Synopsis: |
Tao Yuanming (365-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. Over the centuries, portrayals of his life - some focusing on his eccentricity, others on his exemplary virtue - have elevated him to iconic status. This study of the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself and of particular readings of his works sheds light on the transformation of literature and culture in premodern China.It focuses on readers' interpretive negotiations with Tao's works and on changes in hermeneutical practices, critical vocabulary, and cultural demands, as well as the intervention of interested and influential readers, in order to trace the construction of Tao Yuanming.Driven by a dialogue on categories at the very heart of literati culture - reclusion, personality, and poetry - this cumulative process spanning fifteen centuries, the author argues, helps explain the very different pictures of Tao Yuanming and the divergent ways of reading his works across time and illuminates central issues animating premodern Chinese culture. |
| Illustrations: |
1 halftone |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Harvard University, Asia Center |
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