Modern archaics continuity and innovation in the Chinese lyric tradition, 1900-1937 / Shengqing Wu.

Author/creator Wu, Shengqing
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge (Massachusetts) ; London : Harvard University Asia Center ; Distributed by Harvard University Press, [2013]
Descriptionxviii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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SeriesHarvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series ; 88
Contents Falling leaves and grieving cicadas: allegory and the experience of loss in song lyrics -- Radical antiquarianism: Chen Sanli's poetic response to cultural crisis -- Contested Fengya: loyalists and classical poetry clubs -- A lonely enterprise: classical poetry and new means of cultural production -- Re-feminizing modern space: Lu Bicheng and her overseas lyrics -- "O my love is like a red red rose": classical form and translation -- Epilogue: Translations of tradition.
Abstract "Drawing upon extensive archival research into the poetry collections and literary journals of two generations of poets and critics, Wu explores the transformation of Chinese classical-style poetry in the early twentieth century and highlights the mutually transformative power of the modern and the archaic"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 387-422) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013007734
ISBN9780674726673 (hardcover : acid-free paper)

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