Facing the Monarch: Modes of Advice in the Early Chinese Court

In the popular consciousness, manipulative speech pervades politicized discourse, and the eloquence of politicians is seen as invariably rooted in cunning and prevarication. Rhetorical flourishes are thus judged corruptive of the substance of political discourse because they lead to distortion and confusion. Yet the papers in Facing the Monarch suggest that separating style from content is practically impossible. Focused on the era between the Spring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674726715
• ISBN13: 9780674726710
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"