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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826568003321

Autore

Wang Ping <1973->

Titolo

The age of courtly writing [[electronic resource] ] : Wen xuan compiler Xiao Tong (501-531) and his circle / / by Ping Wang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2012

ISBN

1-280-68823-8

9786613665171

90-04-22825-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

Sinica Leidensia, , 0169-9563 ; ; v. 106

Disciplina

895.1/82409

Soggetti

Chinese literature - 220-589 - History and criticism

China Intellectual life 221 B.C.-960 A.D

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Born and Bred to be a Ruler -- 2. Gentlemanly Style: Xiao Tong’s Literary Inclination -- 3. Writing for the Crown Prince: Worthy with Words -- 4. Xiao Tong’s Encounters with Buddhism -- 5. Pondering on Reclusion and Rulership -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Scholarship on Xiao Tong in both China and the West has paid little attention to his own writings beyond the influential anthology compiled by the Liang Crown Prince. Adopting a philological approach, this book thorougly examines a multitude of texts written by Xiao Tong and his entourage, many of whom were powerful writers in their own right. In addition to drawing a picture of important aspects of Liang court culture such as education, literary composition, personal relations, and ideological and religious trends, this study also redresses a long-standing bias against court poetry. It will enhance our understanding not only of the early sixth-century but also, indirectly, of a significant portion of pre-modern Chinese literature in general.