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Chinese Literary Forms in Heian Japan: Poetics and Practice
Brian Steininger
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Hardback. Brian Steininger revisits Japan's mid-Heian court of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book, where literary Chinese was not only the basis of official administration, but also a medium for political protest, sermons of mourning, and poems of celebration. Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 22 x 15. .
Written Chinese served as a prestigious, cosmopolitan script across medieval East Asia, from as far west as the Tarim Basin to the eastern kingdom of Heian period Japan (794-1185). In this book, Brian Steininger revisits the mid-Heian court of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book, where literary Chinese was not only the basis of official administration, but also a medium for political protest, sermons of mourning, and poems of celebration. Chinese Literary Forms in Heian Japan reconstructs the lived practice of Chinese poetic and prose genres among Heian officials, analyzing the material exchanges by which ... Read more
Written Chinese served as a prestigious, cosmopolitan script across medieval East Asia, from as far west as the Tarim Basin to the eastern kingdom of Heian period Japan (794-1185). In this book, Brian Steininger revisits the mid-Heian court of the Tale of Genji and the Pillow Book, where literary Chinese was not only the basis of official administration, but also a medium for political protest, sermons of mourning, and poems of celebration. Chinese Literary Forms in Heian Japan reconstructs the lived practice of Chinese poetic and prose genres among Heian officials, analyzing the material exchanges by which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Harvard East Asian Monographs
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674975156
SKU
V9780674975156
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About Brian Steininger
Brian Steininger is Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies at Princeton University.
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