Reading Tao Yuanming: Shifting Paradigms of Historical Reception (427 - 1900)

by Wendy Swartz

Tao Yuanming (365?-427), although dismissed as a poet following his death, is now considered one of China's greatest writers. Over the centuries, portrayals of his life--some focusing on his eccentricity, others on his exemplary virtue--have elevated him to iconic status. This study of the posthumous reputation of a central figure in Chinese literary history, the mechanisms at work in the reception of his works, and the canonization of Tao himself...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674031849
• ISBN13: 9780674031845
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"