Imitations of the Self: Jiang Yan and Chinese Poetics
| Author | : Nicholas Morrow Williams |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2014-11-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9789004282452 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9004282459 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (459 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Imitations of the Self: Jiang Yan and Chinese Poetics by : Nicholas Morrow Williams
Download or read book Imitations of the Self: Jiang Yan and Chinese Poetics written by Nicholas Morrow Williams and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Imitations of the Self Nicholas M. Williams reevaluates the poetry of Jiang Yan (444–505) as a summation of Six Dynasties poetics and as a model of multifarious self-representation in Chinese poetry.