Writing against The State : Political Rhetorics in Third and Fourth Century China / Dominik Declercq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Declercq, Dominik, author.

Series:

Sinica Leidensia ; 39.

Sinica Leidensia Online, ISBN: 9789004498488.

Sinica Leidensia ; 39

Sinica Leidensia Online, ISBN: 9789004498488

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese essays.

Politics in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Other Title:

Political Rhetorics in Third and Fourth Century China

Place of Publication:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1998.

Summary:

This book is about the tension between de facto political power and the claims to intellectual and moral leadership of the shi ('gentleman class') in Early Medieval China. Shelun , or Hypothetical Discourse, is a hitherto neglected Chinese literary genre. The author for the first time places the surviving texts against the political background that accounts for its rise and decline in early medieval China. Comprehensively annotated translations of seven Hypothetical Discourses are placed in the context of their authors' lives and times, with an emphasis on the post-Han examples of the genre. This thorough study gives insight into this subgenre of fu by which the world of the Chinese gentleman class finds an always ambiguous expression in the rhyme-prose texts under review.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Dominik Declercq

Preface / Dominik Declercq

Introduction / Dominik Declercq

Chapter One Poisoned Panegyric: On Dongfang Shuo, Yang Xiong, and the Birth of a Literary Model / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Two Conventionality and Effectiveness: On the 'Hypothetical Discourse' as a Literary Genre / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Three Frustration and Pride: Xi Zheng (D. 278), 'Rejecting Slander' / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Four Politics and Bureaucracy: Wang Chen (Third Century), 'An Explanation of the Times' / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Five A Deep-Seated Ailment: Huangfu Mi (215-282), 'Rejecting Advice: An Essay' / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Six An Irate Gentleman: Xiahou Zhan (243-291), 'Countering Suspicions' / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Seven Ancient Lore and New Ways: Guo Pu (276-324), 'Of a Guest's Insolence' / Dominik Declercq

Chapter Eight A Reversal of Roles: Cao Pi (FL. CA. 342-383), 'Riposte to a Scholar' / Dominik Declercq

Appendix A Gallery of Emblematic Heroes / Dominik Declercq

Bibliography / Dominik Declercq

Index / Dominik Declercq

Sinica Leidensia / Dominik Declercq.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Writing against The State : Political Rhetorics in Third and Fourth Century China.

ISBN:

9789004420403

9789004103764

OCLC:

645897141

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004420403 DOI

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.