Wu Wenying and the Art of Southern Song Ci Poetry (Princeton Legacy Library, 824) - Hardcover

Fong, Grace S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0691067031 ISBN 13: 9780691067032

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1987

Synopsis

The author begins with a biography exploring the moral and aesthetic implications of Wu's life as a guest-poet" patronized by officials and aristocrats, and continues with a reconstruction of the historical and literary context needed for modern readers to grasp his poetic techniques.

Originally published in 1987.

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About this title

About the Author:

Grace S. Fong is associate professor of Chinese literature at McGill University.

Language Notes:

Text: English, Chinese (translation)
Original Language: Chinese

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0691067031
• ISBN 13: 9780691067032
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208