Just a song : Chinese lyrics from the eleventh and early twelfth centuries / Stephen Owen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Owen, Stephen (Stephen G.), author.

Series:

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 114.

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 114

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chinese poetry--Song dynasty, 960-1279--History and criticism.

Chinese poetry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Asia Center : Harvard University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Analyzes the transformation of song lyric (ci), a form of Chinese poetry, from performance contribution to a full literary genre. Examines its discursive contrast to older classical poetry, as well as its emphasis on sensibility, which was lost in the new Song world of righteousness and public advancement"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Setting the stage: Early circulation

Origins

Part II. The early and mid-eleventh century: The Yuezhang ji and Liu Yong

The Xiaoling collections

Yan Jidao

Part III. The age of Su Shi: Su Shi

The generation after Su Shi

Su Shi's proteges

Qin Guan

He Zhu

Zhou Bangyan

Part IV. Into the twelfth century: Recovering a history

The last generation of the northern song and on

Conclusion by way of continuing.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-68417-098-2

OCLC:

1153516037

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684170982 DOI