The reception of Du Fu (712-770) and his poetry in imperial China / by Ji Hao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ji, Hao, author.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; v. 136.

Sinica Leidensia ; volume 136

Language:

Chinese

English

Subjects (All):

Du, Fu, 712-770--Criticism and interpretation.

Du, Fu.

Du, Fu, 712-770.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

x, 266 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]

Language Note:

Text in English with some text in Chinese, and English translation of Chinese text.

Summary:

For centuries, Chinese critics have acclaimed Du Fu (712?770) as ?China?s greatest poet.? He has exerted tremendous influence both as a model poet and as a cultural icon. In 'The Reception of Du Fu (712-770) and His Poetry in Imperial China', Ji Hao provides modern readers with a general picture of the reception of Du Fu and his work from the Song to the Qing. He also explores major shifts in interpretive approaches to Du Fu?s poetry and their poetic and cultural implications. 0Through the case of reading Du Fu, the book also offers an in-depth examination of subtleties of the mode of life reading and the concept of transparency. This exploration seeks to provide a new orientation to the significance of the overarching principles of reading poetry in traditional China.

Contents:

1 Birth of the Poetic Du Fu 15

Du Fu and Cultural Recovery in the Song 15

Elevation of Du Fu's Poetic Status during Recovery 20

Knowledge Matters 33

Collecting Du Fu's Lines 40

Books Versus the External World 46

2 Experiencing Du Fu: The Mode of Life Reading in the Song 53

Du Fu in Motion 55

Poet-Historian 63

The Mode of Life Reading 73

3 Significance of the Form 94

A Muster of Regulated Verse 96

Understanding the Whole Picture and Aesthetic Values 107

4 Back to the Poet 123

Interpretive Alternatives 123

In Search of the Poet's Mind 141

5 How to Do Things with Poetry: Du Fu mid the Mode of Life Reading during the Ming-Qing Transition 153

Ming Loyalists and Du Fu 155

Qian Qianyi and His Reading of Du Fu During the Late Ming 172

Qian Qianyi's Reading Du Fu in the Qing 187

6 Official Intervention in the Reception of Du Fu during the Qing 206

Qiu Zhaoao and His Commentary on Du Fu 209

Du Fu Interpretations in the Qianlong Court and Its Impact 219

Conclusion: Reception of Du Fu after the Qing 234.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Ji, Hao, author. Reception of Du Fu (712-770) and his poetry in imperial China

ISBN:

9789004341043

9004341048

OCLC:

972089972