Wu Wenying and the Art of Southern Song CI Poetry

by Grace S. Fong

Book Overview

The author begins with a biography exploring the moral and aesthetic implications of Wu's life as a guest-poet patronized by officials and aristocrats, and continues with a reconstruction of the historical and literary context needed for modern readers to grasp his poetic techniques. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691067031
• ISBN13: 9780691067032
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"