| The Age of Courtly Writing: Wen xuan Compiler Xiao Tong (501-531) and His Circle Contributor(s): Wang, Ping (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004225226 ISBN-13: 9789004225220 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $167.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2023 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Asian - Chinese |
| Dewey: 895.182 |
| LCCN: 2012003101 |
| Series: Sinica Leidensia |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Scholarship on Xiao Tong in both China and the West has paid little attention to his own writings beyond the influential anthology compiled by the Liang Crown Prince. Adopting a philological approach, this book thorougly examines a multitude of texts written by Xiao Tong and his entourage, many of whom were powerful writers in their own right. In addition to drawing a picture of important aspects of Liang court culture such as education, literary composition, personal relations, and ideological and religious trends, this study also redresses a long-standing bias against court poetry. It will enhance our understanding not only of the early sixth-century but also, indirectly, of a significant portion of pre-modern Chinese literature in general. |