Modern Archaics: Continuity and Innovation in the Chinese Lyric Tradition, 1900-1937

by Shengqing Wu

After the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911 and the rise of a vernacular language movement, most scholars and writers declared the classical Chinese poetic tradition to be dead. But how could a longstanding high poetic form simply grind to a halt, even in the face of tumultuous social change? In this groundbreaking book, Shengqing Wu explores the transformation of Chinese classical-style poetry in the early twentieth century. Drawing on extensive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674726677
• ISBN13: 9780674726673
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.7"