Reading Tao Yuanming Shifting Paradigms of Historical Reception |
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| Author:
| Swartz, Wendy |
| Series title: | Harvard East Asian Monographs |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-03184-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University, Asia Center
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $49.95 |
Book Description:
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Though dismissed as a poet following his death, Tao Yuanming (365?-427) is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This study of the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history illuminates the transformation of literature and culture in premodern China.
Though dismissed as a poet following his death, Tao Yuanming (365?-427) is now considered one of China's greatest writers. This study of the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history illuminates the transformation of literature and culture in premodern China.