Written at Imperial Command: Panegyric Poetry in Early Medieval China

by Fusheng Wu

This is the first book-length study of panegyric poetry--yingzhao shi or poetry presented to imperial rulers--in the Chinese tradition. Examining poems presented during the Wei-Jin Nanbeichao, or early medieval period (220-619), Fusheng Wu provides a thorough exploration of the sociopolitical background against which these poems were written and a close analysis of the formal conventions of the poems.

By reconstructing the human drama behind...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791473694
• ISBN13: 9780791473696
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.0"