Modern Archaics - Continuity and Innovation in the Chinese Lyric Tradition, 1900û1937

Klappentext After the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty, many declared the classical Chinese poetic tradition dead. In this book, the author draws on extensive archival research into the poetry collections and literary journals of two generations of writers to challenge this claim and demonstrate the continuing significance of the classical form. Zusammenfassung After the 1911 fall of the Qing dynasty, many declared the classical Chinese poetic tradition dead. In Modern Archaics, Shengqing Wu draws on extensive archival research into the poetry collections and literary journals of two generations of writers to challenge this claim and demonstrate the continuing significance of the classical form.

Product details

• Authors: Shengqing Wu
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.10.2013
• EAN: 9780674726673
• ISBN: 978-0-674-72667-3
• No. of pages: 488
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous