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The halberd at Red Cliff Jian'an and the Three Kingdoms /

"The writings of the Jian'an era lay the foundation of China's classical poetry and literary criticism and its personages and events have inspired works of historical fiction and drama throughout Chinese history. This book investigates how these associations were closely related in th...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tian, Xiaofei, 1971- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center, 2018.
Colección:Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 108.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Intro
  • The Halberd at Red Cliff: Jian'an and the Three Kingdoms
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Sources
  • Timeline of Chinese Dynasties
  • Map
  • Introduction
  • PART I: THE PLAGUE
  • Chapter 1: Plague and Poetry: Rethinking Jian'an
  • Introduction: Looking Back
  • "Dead Poets Society"
  • Gathering at Ye
  • The Poems
  • Reperforming Nostalgia
  • The Jian'an That Is Unlike "Jian'an"
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 2: Circling the Tree Thrice: Lord, Vassal, Community
  • Introduction: Wang Can's Jade Pendant
  • Food and Feast
  • The Ideal Feast
  • Two Perspectives on Food
  • A Man of Taste
  • Gifts, Letters, Exchange
  • Give and Take
  • Ownership and Competition
  • A Dark Exchange
  • Conclusion
  • PART II: THE BRONZE BIRD
  • Chapter 3: The Southern Perspective: "Fan Writing"
  • Introduction: The Southern Perspective
  • The Fan
  • An Account of Luoyang
  • Bronze Bird
  • "Fan Writing"
  • The Poetics of Unified Empire
  • Conclusion
  • Chapter 4: Terrace and Tile: Imagining a Lost City
  • Introduction: Views of Ye
  • Ascending the Terrace: Early Writings
  • A Changed View from the Terrace
  • Irony and Criticism: Later Variations
  • Fragmentation: The Bronze Bird Inkstone
  • Conclusion
  • PART III: THE RED CLIFF
  • Chapter 5. Restoring the Broken Halberd
  • Introduction: The Broken Halberd
  • Going Local, Getting Personal
  • The Southern Turn in the Ninth Century
  • Owning Red Cliff
  • Dongpo's Red Cliff
  • A Storyteller's Vision
  • The Reel Red Cliff
  • Conclusion
  • Epilogue. The Return of the Repressed
  • Appendix A. Cao Cao's "Short Song"
  • Appendix B. Red Cliff Poems
  • Appendix C. A Duel of Wits across the River between Two Army Counselors
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series