Studies in Medieval Taoism and the Poetry of LI Po

Informationen zum Autor Paul W. Kroll is Professor of Chinese in the Dept. of East Asian Languages & Civilizations, University of Colorado, USA and the editor of the Journal of the American Oriental Society. The emergence of Taoism during the 3rd through 8th centuries as China's indigenous higher religion affected all areas of culture. This title brings together twelve studies that illuminate selected aspects of Taoism in texts dating to this period and also considers its influence in the works of the great T'ang-dynasty poet, Li Po. Zusammenfassung The emergence of Taoism during the 3rd through 8th centuries as China's indigenous higher religion affected all areas of culture. This title brings together twelve studies that illuminate selected aspects of Taoism in texts dating to this period and also considers its influence in the works of the great T'ang-dynasty poet, Li Po. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: Preface; Taoist Studies: On Far Roaming; In the halls of the Azure Lad; Spreading open the barrier of Heaven; The light of Heaven in medieval Taoist verse; The divine songs of the Lady of Purple Tenuity; Szu-ma Ch'eng-chen in T'ang verse; Notes on three Taoist figures of the T'ang dynasty. Lo Po Studies: Li Po's Rhapsody on the Great P'eng Bird; Li Po's transcendent diction; Li Po's purple haze; The road to Shu! from Zhang Zai to Li Bo; Dharma bell and dharani pillar: Li Po's Buddhist inscriptions; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Paul W. Kroll, Kroll Paul W.
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.06.2009
• EAN: 9780754659891
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-5989-1
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Variorum Collected Studies; Variorum Collected Studies Series; Variorum Collected Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, HISTORY / Asia / China, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Chinese, Medieval History, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Asian History, c 500 to c 1000 CE, RELIGION / Taoism, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Taoism