Imitations of the Self : : Jiang Yan and Chinese Poetics / / by Nicholas Morrow Williams.
Imitations of the Self reevaluates the poetry of Jiang Yan (444–505), long underappreciated because of its pervasive reliance on allusion, by emphasizing the self-conscious artistry of imitation. In context of “imitation poetry,” the popular genre of the Six Dynasties era, Jiang’s work can be seen a...
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| Superior document: | Sinica Leidensia ; v. 118 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2015] |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Sinica Leidensia
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 pages). |
| Notes: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction—The Double Voice
- 1 A Brocade of Words: Theories of Poetic Imitation
- 2 The Reciprocal Origins of Pentasyllabic Verse and of Imitation Poetry
- 3 Impersonation and the Art of Authorship
- 4 Echoing through the Rafters: The Afterlife of Jian’an
- 5 Self-Portrait as Sea Anemone, and Other Impersonations of Jiang Yan
- 6 Jiang Yan’s Allusive and Illusive Journeys
- 7 Pathways in Obscurity: Jiang Yan and Ruan Ji
- Appendix: Jiang Yan’s Poems in Diverse Forms
- Works Cited
- Index.