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How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context - Poetic Culture from Antiquity Through the Tang (Paperback)
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How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context - Poetic Culture from Antiquity Through the Tang (Paperback)
Series: How to Read Chinese Literature
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How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context is an introduction to the
golden age of Chinese poetry, spanning the earliest times through
the Tang dynasty (618-907). It aims to break down barriers-between
language and culture, poetry and history-that have stood in the way
of teaching and learning Chinese poetry. Not only a primer in early
Chinese poetry, the volume demonstrates the unique and central role
of poetry in the making of Chinese culture. Each chapter focuses on
a specific theme to show the interplay between poetry and the
world. Readers discover the key role that poetry played in Chinese
diplomacy, court politics, empire building, and institutionalized
learning; as well as how poems shed light on gender and women's
status, war and knight-errantry, Daoist and Buddhist traditions,
and more. The chapters also show how people of different social
classes used poetry as a means of gaining entry into officialdom,
creating self-identity, fostering friendship, and airing
grievances. The volume includes historical vignettes and anecdotes
that contextualize individual poems, investigating how some
featured texts subvert and challenge the grand narratives of
Chinese history. Presenting poems in Chinese along with English
translations and commentary, How to Read Chinese Poetry in Context
unites teaching poetry with the social circumstances surrounding
its creation, making it a pioneering and versatile text for the
study of Chinese language, literature, history, and culture.
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