Within the human realm : the poetry of Huang Zunxian, 1848-1905 / J.D. Schmidt
1994, First Edition. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now in protective glassine wrapping. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #383435
ISBN: 0521462711
Physical description; xi, 355 pages; 21cm; illus. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 338-348) and index. Contents: I. Biography. 1. The poet as a young man. 2. Huang, the diplomat. 3. Reform and reaction -- II. Criticism. 4. The theory of the Poetic Revolution. 5. The practice of revolution. 6. Traditional themes. 7. Foreign climes. 8. The brave new world. 9. The development of Huang Zunxian's satire. 10. The late satirical poetry. 11. Huang Zunxian and modern science. 12. Quatrains of 1899. 13. Fin de siecle -- III. Translations. 14. Early verse (ca. 1864-1868). 15. The growing talent (1868-1877). 16. Tokyo (1877-1882). 17. San Francisco (1882-1885). 18. Return to China (1885-1890). 19. The empire on which the sun never sets (1890-1892). 20. Singapore (1891-1894). 21. War and reform (1894-1899). 22. Retirement (1899-1905).
Subjects; Huang, Zunxian 1848-1905 Criticism and interpretation. Chinese poetry. Poésie chinoise.
Chinese poetry. Human beings in literature. Human beings in literature. Chinese poetry. Chinese poetry Ch'ing dynasty, 1644-1912 History and criticism.
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