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Constructing a system of irregularities : the poetry of Bei Dao, Yang Lian, and Duoduo / by Chee Lay Tan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tan, Chee Lay, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Duoduo, 1951---Criticism and interpretation.
- Duoduo.
- Beidao, 1949---Criticism and interpretation.
- Beidao.
- Yang, Lian, 1955---Criticism and interpretation.
- Yang, Lian.
- Chinese poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
- Chinese poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (290 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.
- Summary:
- This book investigates the poetics of three of the most internationally renowned contemporary Chinese poets - Bei Dao, Yang Lian and Duoduo - who were all exiled from China after the 1989 Tiananmen student movement. Their poetry was later to be labelled 'Misty poetry' (Menglongshi). Emphasising polyvalent imagery and irregular syntax, Misty poetry engenders a multiplicity of meanings, often leading to interpretational indeterminacy. This book examines three aspects of the 'Mistiness' of the poets' oeuvre: the socio-historic background where Misty poets live and write; imagery; and linguistic e
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- List of Charts
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations or Chronology
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 17, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-8629-7
- OCLC:
- 930993506
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