The last of China's literati : the music, poetry, and life of Tsar Teh-yun /

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"In this biography of Tsar Teh-yun, centenarian poet, calligrapher and qin master, Bell Yung tells the story of a life steeped in the refined arts faithful to the traditional way of the Chinese literati. Set in the two cities of Shanghai and Hong Kong, this book recounts the experiences of an i...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Yung, Bell
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2008.
Subjects:
Cai, Deyun.
Women musicians > China > Biography.
Musicians > China > Biography.
Qin (Musical instrument)
Women poets > Biography.
Intellectuals > China > Biography.
Musiciennes > Chine > Biographies.
Musiciens > Chine > Biographies.
Qin (Instrument de musique)
Poétesses > Biographies.
Intellectuels > Chine > Biographies.
qin (long zithers)
MUSIC > Individual Composer & Musician.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Composers & Musicians.
POETRY > Asian > General.
Intellectuals.
Musicians.
Women musicians.
Women poets.
China.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Waters and mists of the Rivers Xiao and Xiang
  • Calling upon Tsar Teh-yun Laoshi
  • Early years
  • Calligraphy, poetry, and music
  • From adolescence to marriage
  • A tale of two cities: Shanghai and Hong Kong
  • Studying Qin
  • Elegant gatherings of musicians, poets, and artists
  • Qin students and the Deyin Qin Society
  • Methods of teaching
  • Style of playing
  • The Sojourner and her poems
  • Qin and Tsar in the twenty-first century
  • Appendices: Qin compositions mentioned
  • Chronology
  • Poems in Chinese characters.

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