A space of the mind the Literati Studio in Song Dynasty literary culture Yunshuang Zhang

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zhang, Yunshuang, author.

Series:

Cornell East Asia series 231

Cornell East Asia series number 231

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Intellectual life--960-1644.

China.

China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Literati Studio in Song Dynasty literary culture

Place of Publication:

Cornell University Press, 2026.

Ithica, New York Cornell University Press 2026

Summary:

A Space of the Mind offers a guided tour through the history of the literati studio in Song dynasty China. More than just a space for reading, writing, and art, the studio became the central locus for literary production and a core part of literati identity. Yunshuang Zhang shows how the studio emerged as a haven for self-cultivation and scholarly pursuits, allowing Song literati to develop and affirm their status as members of the cultural and intellectual elite. An exclusive and deeply personal space, the studio was both a physical site and a mental environment for literati to inhabit and fashion themselves as exemplars of moral refinement and elegance. While private, the studio could also be opened up for select social interactions and could provide the studio owner with a sobriquet--a widely circulated name by which both the studio and its owner came to be known. In this way, the studio became not only a space in the mind, but also a space of the mind, such that the studio and the self were intertwined

Contents:

Frontmatter Contents List of Abbreviations Introduction: The Significance of the Studio 1. The Rise of the Studio 2. The Studio as a Personal Space 3. The Studio in the Mind 4. The Sociability of the Studio 5. Naming the Studio 6. Leaving the Studio Conclusion: Publicizing the Studio Acknowledgments Note Bibliography Index

Notes:

Some online versions lack accompanying media packaged with the printed version

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 27, 2026)

ISBN:

9781501789243

1501789244

1501789252

9781501789250

OCLC:

1611786368

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