Reading Tao Yuanming: Shifting Paradigms of Historical Reception (427 - 1900)
(Book #306 in the Harvard East Asian Monographs Series)
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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...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674031849
ISBN13:9780674031845
Release Date:September 2008
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:350 Pages
Weight:1.30 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"
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