The Matrix of Lyric Transformation - Poetic Modes and Self-Presentation in Early Chinese Pentasyllabic Poetry (Paperback)

Pentasyllabic poetry has been a focus of critical study since the appearance of the earliest works of Chinese literary criticism in the Six Dynasties period. Throughout the subsequent dynasties, traditional Chinese critics continued to examine pentasyllabic poetry as a leading poetic type and to compile various comprehensive anthologies of it. The Matrix of Lyric Transformation enriches this tradition, using modern analytical methods to explore issues of self-expression and to trace the early formal, thematic, and generic developments of this poetic form. Beginning with a discussion of the Yueh-fu and ku-shih genres of the Han period, Cai Zong-qi introdues the analytical framework of modes from Western literary criticism to show how the pentasyllabic poetry changed over time. He argues that changing practices of poetic composition effected a shift from a dramatic mode typical of folk compositions to a narrative mode and finally to lyric and symbolic modes developed in literati circles.

General

Imprint:	The University of Michigan Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies
Release date:	February 2021
Authors:	Zong-qi Cai
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-472-03805-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General
LSN:	0-472-03805-2
Barcode:	9780472038053

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!