{"product_id":"lore-and-verse-poems-on-history-in-early-medieval-china-paperback","title":"Lore and Verse: Poems on History in Early Medieval China - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eYue Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLore and Verse\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English-language book dedicated entirely to studying poems on history (\u003ci\u003eyongshi shi\u003c\/i\u003e) in premodern China. Focusing on works by poets from the entire range of early medieval China (220-589), Yue Zhang explores how history was disseminated and interpreted through poetry, as well as how and why certain historical figures were commemorated in poetry. In writing poems on history, poets retrospectively crafted their own identities through their celebration of historical figures, and they prospectively fortified a continuous lineage for transmitting their values and reputation to future generations. This continuous tradition of cultural memory informs a poet's reception of historical figures, which in turn shapes that tradition through further intertextual connections. \u003ci\u003eLore and Verse\u003c\/i\u003e questions the sweeping generalization of early medieval Chinese poetry as consisting mainly of exuberant images and an ornamental style--an inaccurate characterization repeated by later historians and literary critics--and it provides translations, close readings, and analyses of selected poems on history that will be useful for students, instructors, and general readers interested in premodern Chinese literature and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYue Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Chinese Literature at the University of Macau.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409346805938,"sku":"9781438486925","price":59.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/b0a43f47161fefbbf7e35efe06747f4e.webp?v=1778264100","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/lore-and-verse-poems-on-history-in-early-medieval-china-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}