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Harvard East Asian Monographs: Problem of Beauty : Aesthetic Thought and Pursuits in Northern Song Dynasty China by Ronald Egan (2006, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarvard University, Asia Center
ISBN-100674022645
ISBN-139780674022645
eBay Product ID (ePID)51578136
Product Key Features
Number of Pages426 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameProblem of Beauty : Aesthetic Thought and Pursuits in Northern Song Dynasty China
SubjectAsia / General, Aesthetics, Asia / China
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorRonald Egan
Subject AreaPhilosophy, History
SeriesHarvard East Asian Monographs
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight24.9 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-000347
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Series Volume Number271
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal709.51/09021222
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1. Rethinking "Traces" from the Past: Ouyang Xiu on Stone Inscriptions 2. A New Poetry Criticism: The Creation of "Remarks on Poetry" 3. The Poeony's Allure: Botanical Treatises and Floral Beauty 4. Art Collecting and Its Discontents in the Lives of Su Shi, Wang Shen, and Mi Fu 5. The Song Lyric, Part 1: The Trouble with Love 6. The Song Lyric, Part 2: A new Critical Discourse, a New Male Voice Conclusion: The Aesthetics of Social Class, Marketplace, and Gender Works Cited Index
SynopsisDuring the Northern Song dynasty (960-1126), new ground was broken in aesthetic thought, particularly in the fields of art collecting, poetry criticism, connoisseurship of flowers, and the song lyric. Collectively these activities constitute much of what was distinctive about Northern Song culture. Yet the subjects treated here were unprecedented when they appeared; consequently, bold exploration was coupled with anxiety about the worth of these interests, especially given the Confucian biases against these pursuits. Despite differences in each area, certain overarching themes surface repeatedly. Together, these interests and choices suggest a logic behind the new directions of literati culture in the Northern Song. By focusing on the "problem of beauty," the author calls attention to the difficulties that Northern Song innovators faced in justifying these new pursuits., During the Northern Song dynasty (960-1126), new ground was broken in aesthetic thought, particularly in the fields of art collecting, poetry criticism, connoisseurship of flowers, and the song lyric. These subjects were unprecedented when they appeared; consequently, bold exploration was coupled with anxiety about the worth of these interests, especially given the Confucian biases against these pursuits. By focusing on the "problem of beauty," Ronald Egan calls attention to the difficulties that Northern Song innovators faced in justifying these new interests.
LC Classification NumberDS750.72.E43 2006
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