Pei Ch'i Shu 45: Biography of Yen Chih-t'ui

This is an annotated translation, with introduction, of the biography of Yen Chih-t'ui (531-591) from "Pei Ch'i shu". Included in Yen's biography is a long autobiographical poem which offers an unusual perspective of the important events of this turbulent period. Yen is significant because of his authorship of the "Yen-shih chia-hsün", a translation of which has been published recently. Thus the biography provides background and setting for the "Chia-hsün", an important social document of medieval China, and taken together, the two provide rich material for further studies of medieval China.

Product details

• Authors: Albert E. Dien
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9783261017567
• ISBN: 978-3-261-01756-7
• No. of pages: 184
• Weight: 260 g
• Series: Würzburger Sino-Japonica; Würzburger Sino-Japonica
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies