The Poetry of the Early Tang - Softcover

Owen PH D, James Bryant Conant University Professor Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1922169021 ISBN 13: 9781922169020

Publisher: Quirin Press, 2012

Synopsis

Originally published to great acclaim by Yale University Press as "The Poetry of the Early T'ang" in 1977, this Quirin Press Revised Edition offers the full original text with the following features: Older Wade-Giles transliteration fully updated and revised to the current Pinyin standard. Fully re-typeset and proofed for typographical errors and inconsistencies. New expanded index. This title is also available in a fully searchable E-book format including Chinese unicode characters ISBN: 978-1-922169-03-7 (pdf) In "The Poetry of the Early Tang" Owen deftly traces the slow transition from the rigid codified poetry that centered around the court to the new freedom it attained in the early eighth century. Along the way Owen offers an in-depth overview of the rise of early Tang poetry that extends from the foundation of the dynasty in 618 until roughly 713. Keywords: Chinese Poetry - Tang dynasty 618-907 - Poetics - History & criticism. Owen's companion volume "The Great Age of Chinese Poetry: The High Tang" is also available from Quirin Press ISBN: 978-1-922169-06-8 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-922169-07-5 (pdf). For further information and extracts of this title visit www.quirinpress.com

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Language Notes:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Quirin Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1922169021
• ISBN 13: 9781922169020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 446