Poetry and painting in Song China : : the subtle art of dissent / / Alfreda Murck.
Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, the titles...
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| Superior document: | Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : Harvard University Asia Center for the Harvard-Yenching Institute,, 2000. |
| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; illustrations, maps |
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| Summary: | Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions--some transparent, others deliberately concealed. She argues that the coding of messages in seemingly innocuous paintings was an important factor in the growing respect for painting among the educated elite and that the capacity of painting's systems of reference to allow scholars to express dissent with impunity contributed to the art's vitality and longevity. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1684170338 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Alfreda Murck. |