Reading Du Fu: Nine Views
Synopsis:This is the first collection of essays in English dedicated to the poetry of Du Fu. These essays are engaged in historically nuanced close reading of Du Fu’s poems, and discuss a series of critical issues, including the local and the imperial; the body politic and the individual body; poetry and geography; perspectives on the complicated relation of religion and literature; materiality and contemporary reception of Du Fu; poetry and visual art; and tradition and modernity.
ISBN:9789888528448
Language:English
Author:Edited by Xiaofei Tian
Author Biography:Xiaofei Tian is professor of Chinese literature at Harvard University.
