The poetry of He Zhu (1052-1125) : genres, contexts, and creativity / / by Stuart H. Sargent.

• Superior document: Sinica Leidensia, v. 74
• Author: Sargent, Stuart Howard, 1946-
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Sinica Leidensia ; v. 74.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (516 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

The Northern Song poet He Zhu is best known for his lyrics (ci) but also produced shi poetry of subtlety, wit, and feeling. This study examines the latter as a response to the options available to a late-eleventh century writer in the pentametrical and heptametrical forms of Ancient Verse, Regulated Verse, and Quatrains. Numerous comparisons are made with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Du Fu, and other important writers. In a major advance over previous methodologies, the author uses a clear system of metrical notation to show how sound patterns reveal the poet's artistic and emotional intentions. This innovation and the author's other meticulous explorations of He Zhu's artistry allow us to experience Chinese poetry as never before. From the reader's report: \'not just an excellent study of an individual poet but also a model of reading the language of classical Chinese poetry. [..] opens up a world of interpretive territory heretofore seldom explored.\'

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / S.H Sargent -- Introduction / S.H Sargent -- Chapter One. The Ancient-Style Verse Of He Zhu, 1078–98 / S.H Sargent -- Chapter Two. The Songs Of He Zhu, 1080–98 / S.H Sargent -- Chapter Three. The Pentametrical Regulated Verse Of He Zhu, 1076–98 / S.H Sargent -- Chapter Four. The Heptametrical Regulated Verse Of He Zhu, 1075–98 / S.H Sargent -- Chapter Five. The Pentametrical Quatrains Of He Zhu, 1085–98 / S.H Sargent -- Chapter Six. The Heptametrical Quatrains Of He Zhu, 1077–95 / S.H Sargent -- Conclusion / S.H Sargent -- Chronology Of Poems Translated Or Mentioned / S.H Sargent -- Bibliography / S.H Sargent -- Four-Corner Index Of Poems Translated / S.H Sargent -- Index Of Poems by Poem Number / S.H Sargent -- Index / S.H Sargent.