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Paperback Poetry and Painting in Song China: The Subtle Art of Dissent Book

ISBN: 0674007824

ISBN13: 9780674007826

Poetry and Painting in Song China: The Subtle Art of Dissent

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Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting.

By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions--some...

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