Author: Jingxiong Wu
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Priests, Zen
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Chanxue-de-huangjin-shidai
Author: Jingxiong Wu
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Priests, Zen
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Priests, Zen
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Wang Anshi and Song Poetic Culture
Author: Xiaoshan Yang
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684176514
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A poetic culture consists of a body of shared values and conventions that shape the composition and interpretation of poetry in a given historical period. This book on Wang Anshi (1021–1086) and Song poetic culture—the first of its kind in any Western language—brings into focus a cluster of issues that are central to the understanding of both the poet and his cultural milieu. These issues include the motivations and consequences of poetic contrarianism and the pursuit of novelty, the relationship between anthology compilation and canon formation, the entanglement of poetry with partisan politics, Buddhist orientations in poetic language, and the development of the notion of late style. Though diverse in nature and scope, the issues all bear the stamp of the period as well as Wang Anshi’s distinct personality. Conceived of largely as a series of case studies, the book’s individual chapters may be read independently of each other, but together they form a varied, if only partial, mosaic of Wang Anshi’s work and its critical reception in the larger context of Song poetic culture.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 1684176514
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A poetic culture consists of a body of shared values and conventions that shape the composition and interpretation of poetry in a given historical period. This book on Wang Anshi (1021–1086) and Song poetic culture—the first of its kind in any Western language—brings into focus a cluster of issues that are central to the understanding of both the poet and his cultural milieu. These issues include the motivations and consequences of poetic contrarianism and the pursuit of novelty, the relationship between anthology compilation and canon formation, the entanglement of poetry with partisan politics, Buddhist orientations in poetic language, and the development of the notion of late style. Though diverse in nature and scope, the issues all bear the stamp of the period as well as Wang Anshi’s distinct personality. Conceived of largely as a series of case studies, the book’s individual chapters may be read independently of each other, but together they form a varied, if only partial, mosaic of Wang Anshi’s work and its critical reception in the larger context of Song poetic culture.
Mainstream Culture Refocused
Author: Xueping Zhong
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824860667
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Serialized television drama (dianshiju), perhaps the most popular and influential cultural form in China over the past three decades, offers a wide and penetrating look at the tensions and contradictions of the post-revolutionary and pro-market period. Zhong Xueping’s timely new work draws attention to the multiple cultural and historical legacies that coexist and challenge each other within this dominant form of story telling. Although scholars tend to focus their attention on elite cultural trends and avant garde movements in literature and film, Zhong argues for recognizing the complexity of dianshiju’s melodramatic mode and its various subgenres, in effect "refocusing" mainstream Chinese culture. Mainstream Culture Refocused opens with an examination of television as a narrative motif in three contemporary Chinese art-house films. Zhong then turns her attention to dianshiju’s most important subgenres. "Emperor dramas" highlight the link between popular culture’s obsession with emperors and modern Chinese intellectuals’ preoccupation with issues of history and tradition and how they relate to modernity. In her exploration of the "anti-corruption" subgenre, Zhong considers three representative dramas, exploring their diverse plots and emphases. "Youth dramas’" rich array of representations reveal the numerous social, economic, cultural, and ideological issues surrounding the notion of youth and its changing meanings. The chapter on the "family-marriage" subgenre analyzes the ways in which women’s emotions are represented in relation to their desire for "happiness." Song lyrics from music composed for television dramas are considered as "popular poetics." Their sentiments range between nostalgia and uncertainty, mirroring the social contradictions of the reform era. The Epilogue returns to the relationship between intellectuals and the production of mainstream cultural meaning in the context of China’s post-revolutionary social, economic, and cultural transformation. Provocative and insightful, Mainstream Culture Refocused will appeal to scholars and students in studies of modern China generally and of contemporary Chinese media and popular culture specifically.
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824860667
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Serialized television drama (dianshiju), perhaps the most popular and influential cultural form in China over the past three decades, offers a wide and penetrating look at the tensions and contradictions of the post-revolutionary and pro-market period. Zhong Xueping’s timely new work draws attention to the multiple cultural and historical legacies that coexist and challenge each other within this dominant form of story telling. Although scholars tend to focus their attention on elite cultural trends and avant garde movements in literature and film, Zhong argues for recognizing the complexity of dianshiju’s melodramatic mode and its various subgenres, in effect "refocusing" mainstream Chinese culture. Mainstream Culture Refocused opens with an examination of television as a narrative motif in three contemporary Chinese art-house films. Zhong then turns her attention to dianshiju’s most important subgenres. "Emperor dramas" highlight the link between popular culture’s obsession with emperors and modern Chinese intellectuals’ preoccupation with issues of history and tradition and how they relate to modernity. In her exploration of the "anti-corruption" subgenre, Zhong considers three representative dramas, exploring their diverse plots and emphases. "Youth dramas’" rich array of representations reveal the numerous social, economic, cultural, and ideological issues surrounding the notion of youth and its changing meanings. The chapter on the "family-marriage" subgenre analyzes the ways in which women’s emotions are represented in relation to their desire for "happiness." Song lyrics from music composed for television dramas are considered as "popular poetics." Their sentiments range between nostalgia and uncertainty, mirroring the social contradictions of the reform era. The Epilogue returns to the relationship between intellectuals and the production of mainstream cultural meaning in the context of China’s post-revolutionary social, economic, and cultural transformation. Provocative and insightful, Mainstream Culture Refocused will appeal to scholars and students in studies of modern China generally and of contemporary Chinese media and popular culture specifically.
The Seven Storey Mountain
Author: Thomas Merton
Publisher: Christian Large Print
ISBN: 9780802724977
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
One man's search to find his role in the world is revealed in the writer's portrait of his youthful political activism and entry into a Trappist monastery
Publisher: Christian Large Print
ISBN: 9780802724977
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
One man's search to find his role in the world is revealed in the writer's portrait of his youthful political activism and entry into a Trappist monastery
The Hongzhou School of Chan Buddhism in Eighth- through Tenth-Century China
Author: Jinhua Jia
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791468241
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A comprehensive study of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism, long regarded as the Golden Age of this tradition, using many previously ignored texts, including stele inscriptions.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791468241
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
A comprehensive study of the Hongzhou school of Chan Buddhism, long regarded as the Golden Age of this tradition, using many previously ignored texts, including stele inscriptions.
Sun-Face Buddha
Author: Ma-tsu
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
ISBN: 0875730221
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
A translation of the primary materials on the life and teachings of Ma-Tsu (709-788), the successor to the great sixth patriarch and the greatest Ch'an master in history, Hui-Neng (638-713). The book should be invaluable to all who wish to study the development of the Zen thought and philosophy over the course of history.
Publisher: Jain Publishing Company
ISBN: 0875730221
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
A translation of the primary materials on the life and teachings of Ma-Tsu (709-788), the successor to the great sixth patriarch and the greatest Ch'an master in history, Hui-Neng (638-713). The book should be invaluable to all who wish to study the development of the Zen thought and philosophy over the course of history.
Catwoman
Author: DC Comics, Inc
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781401202132
Category : Catwoman (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Catwoman: Nine Lives of A Feline Fatale is a thrilling celebration of one of the most popular female icons of all time. Since her inception in 1940, Catwoman has evolved from a simple cat burglar into a complex character who has played the role of both villain and heroine. An entertaining volume that spans the entire career of Batman's most alluring nemesis, this book reprints nine of Catwoman's most significant adventures, including her first felonious appearance as well as her most memorable battle with the Dark Knight.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781401202132
Category : Catwoman (Fictitious character)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Catwoman: Nine Lives of A Feline Fatale is a thrilling celebration of one of the most popular female icons of all time. Since her inception in 1940, Catwoman has evolved from a simple cat burglar into a complex character who has played the role of both villain and heroine. An entertaining volume that spans the entire career of Batman's most alluring nemesis, this book reprints nine of Catwoman's most significant adventures, including her first felonious appearance as well as her most memorable battle with the Dark Knight.
Ling 1995
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642432728
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780642432728
Category : Fisheries
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Mediaeval Researches from Eastern Asiatic Sources
Author: E. Bretschneider
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136380213
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
First Published in 2000. This is Volume II of five of a series on China. Written in 1888, this text part one of fragments towards the knowledge of the geography and history of Central and Western Asia from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century and includes a map of Middle Asia.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136380213
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
First Published in 2000. This is Volume II of five of a series on China. Written in 1888, this text part one of fragments towards the knowledge of the geography and history of Central and Western Asia from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century and includes a map of Middle Asia.
Notes on Marco Polo
Author: Paul Pelliot
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description