Critical readings on Tang China

Author(s)

• Kroll, Paul W.

Bibliographic Information

Critical readings on Tang China

edited by Paul W. Kroll

Brill, c2019

• : set hardback
• v. 1 : hardback
• v. 2 : hardback
• v. 3 : hardback
• v. 4 : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: set hardback ISBN 9789004281134

Description

This volume presents reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang dynasty (618-907), in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. These articles and book chapters are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

Table of Contents

Tang Emperors' Accession Dates and Reign Titles (nianhao ) General Introduction Paul W. Kroll History-Political, Intellectual, and Military 1 Wen Ta-ya: The First Recorder of T'ang History Woodbridge Bingham 2 The Rise to Power of the T'ang Dynasty: A Reassessment Howard J. Wechsler 3 The T'ang Imperial Family Denis Twitchett 4 Canonical Scholarship David McMullen 5 Neo-Confucianism and Neo-Legalism in T'ang Intellectual Life, 755-805 Edwin G. Pulleyblank 6 The Structure of T'ang Selection P. A. Herbert 7 Decree Examinations in T'ang China P. A. Herbert 8 The Bureaucratic Apparatus [of T'ang Historians] Denis Twitchett 9 Bureaucracy and Cosmology: The Ritual Code of T'ang China David McMullen 10 Wei Cheng's Thought [esp. Regarding Government] Howard J. Wechsler 11 Imperial Power and the Ruling Class [under Empress Wu] Richard W. L. Guisso 12 The Chou Dynasty [of Empress Wu] Richard W. L. Guisso 13 The Career of Yang Kuei-fei Howard S. Levy 14 The Flight from the Capital and the Death of Precious Consort Yang Paul W. Kroll 15 Foreign Policy P. A. Herbert 16 The An Lu-shan Rebellion and the Origins of Chronic Militarism in Late T'ang China Edwin G. Pulleyblank Literature and Cultural History 17 T'ang Literati: A Composite Biography Hans H. Frankel 18 Transparencies: Reading the T'ang Lyric Stephen Owen 19 The Significance of the fu in the History of T'ang Poetry Paul W. Kroll 20 An Offering to the Prince: Wang Bo's Apology for Poetry Ding Xiang Warner 21 Tamed Kite and Stranded Fish: Interference and Apology in Lu Chao-lin's fu Paul W. Kroll 22 A Re-evaluation of Chen Ziang's 'Manifesto of a Poetic Reform' Timothy Wai Keung Chan 23 On Li Po Elling O. Eide 24 Li Po's Letters in Pursuit of Political Patronage Victor H. Mair 25 Li Bai's 'Rhapsody on the Hall of Light': A Singular Vision of Cosmic Order Nicholas Morrow Williams 26 Tu Fu Stephen Owen 27 Tu Fu's Social Conscience: Compassion and Topicality in his Poetry Eva Shan Chou 28 Poems in Their Place: Collections and Canons in Early Chinese Literature Pauline Yu 29 Heyue yingling ji and the Attributes of Tang Verse Paul W. Kroll 30 The Formation of the T'ang Estate Poem Stephen Owen 31 Lexical Landscapes and Textual Mountains in the High T'ang Paul W. Kroll 32 Historical and Literary Theory in the Mid-Eighth Century David McMullen 33 The Manuscript Legacy of the Tang: The Case of Literature Stephen Owen 34 Literary Collections in Tang Dynasty China Christopher M. B. Nugent 35 A Study of the Jinglong wenguan ji Jia Jinhua 36 The Old-Style fu of Han Yu David R. Knechtges 37 Another Go at the Mao Ying chuan Elling O. Eide 38 The Old Men [of the Early Ninth Century] Stephen Owen 39 The Inscription of Emotion in Mid-Tang Collegial Letters Anna M. Shields 40 Yuan Chen and 'The Story of Ying-ying' James Robert Hightower 41 Nostalgia and History in Mid-Ninth-Century Verse: Cheng Yu's Poem on 'The Chin-yang Gate' Paul W. Kroll 42 Remembering Kaiyuan and Tianbao: The Construction of Mosaic Memory in Medieval Historical Miscellanies Manling Luo 43 The Dancing Horses of T'ang Paul W. Kroll 44 Falconry in T'ang Times Edward H. Schafer 45 Public Values in Calligraphy and Orthography in the Tang Dynasty Amy McNair Religion 46 The Role of Buddhist Monasteries in T'ang Society Kenneth K. S. Ch'en 47 Buddhism and Education in T'ang Times Erik Zurcher 48 Imperial Patronage in the Formation of T'ang Buddhism Stanley Weinstein 49 Stupa, Sutra, Sarira in China, c. 656-706 CE T. H. Barrett 50 The Birth of a Patriarch: The Biography of Hui-neng Philip B. Yampolsky 51 Metropolitan Chan John R. McRae 52 Time after Time: Taoist Apocalyptic History and the Founding of the T'ang Dynasty Stephen R. Bokenkamp 53 Taoist Ordination Ranks in the Tunhuang Manuscripts Kristofer M. Schipper 54 Taoism in the T'ien-pao Era, 742-56 T. H. Barrett 55 Li Po's Transcendent Diction Paul W. Kroll 56 Immortality Can be Studied Jan De Meyer 57 The Worshippers of Mount Hua Glen Dudbridge Index

Volume

v. 4 : hardback ISBN 9789004281660

Description

The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

Volume

v. 3 : hardback ISBN 9789004281677

Description

The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

Volume

v. 2 : hardback ISBN 9789004281684

Description

The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

Volume

v. 1 : hardback ISBN 9789004281691

Description

The Tang dynasty, lasting from 618 to 907, was the high point of medieval Chinese history, featuring unprecedented achievements in governmental organization, economic and territorial expansion, literature, the arts, and religion. Many Tang practices continued, with various developments, to influence Chinese society for the next thousand years. For these and other reasons the Tang has been a key focus of Western sinologists. This volume presents English-language reprints of fifty-seven critical studies of the Tang, in the three general categories of political history, literature and cultural history, and religion. The articles and book chapters included here are important scholarly benchmarks that will serve as the starting-point for anyone interested in the study of medieval China.

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• NCID: BB27596933
• ISBN:
  • 9789004281134
  • 9789004281691
  • 9789004281684
  • 9789004281677
  • 9789004281660
• LCCN: 2018962592
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: engchi
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: 4 v. (xiii, 1965 p.)
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 951.017
  • LCC : DS749.3
  • DC23 : 951/.017
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Chinese literature -- Tang dynasty, 618-907 -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : China -- History -- Tang dynasty, 618-907
  • LCSH : China -- Politics and government -- 581-907
  • FREE : Tang Dynasty (China) fast (OCoLC)fst01696781
  • FREE : 581-907 fast
  • FREE : Politics and government fast (OCoLC)fst01919741
  • FREE : China fast (OCoLC)fst01206073
  • FREE : History fast (OCoLC)fst01411628