Harmony Garden: The Life, Literary Criticism, and Poetry of Yuan Mei (1716-1798)

by J.D. Schmidt

Book Overview

This is the first complete study of China's most popular eighteenth-century poet in any Western language. The work consists of a detailed biography, a study of Yuan's revolutionary reinterpretation of Chinese literary theory, and an analysis of his many contributions to the more original genres of Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) poetry such as narrative, historical, didactic, eccentric, and nature verse. The study is concluded by a generous and representative...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138863416
• ISBN13: 9781138863415
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 784 Pages
• Weight: 2.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"