{"product_id":"reconsidering-tu-fu-literary-greatness-and-cultural-context-hardback-9780521440394","title":"Reconsidering Tu Fu; Literary Greatness and Cultural Context (Hardback) 9780521440394","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReconsidering Tu Fu\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLiterary Greatness and Cultural Context\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis work studies one of China's greatest poets, Tu Fu, as both cultural icon and literary genius.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEva Shan Chou (Author), James R. Hightower (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521440394, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 November 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e252 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.2 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Chou takes a critical look at the construction of cultural forces that enthrones Tu Fu's work in such universal esteem. She also provides an analytical treatment of the poetry which technical poetics has rarely attempted before.\"   The Reader's Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTu Fu is, by universal consent, the greatest poet of the Chinese tradition. In the epochal An Lu-shan rebellion, he alone of his contemporaries consistently recorded in poetry the great events and pervasive sufferings of the time. For a millennium, Tu Fu's poetry has been accepted as epitomizing the Chinese moral conscience at its highest, and as such his work has been placed almost beyond the reach of criticism. In Reconsidering Tu Fu, Eva Shan Chou defuses these formidable problems by examining Tu Fu as both a cultural monument and a poet. She investigates the evolution of his stature as an icon and shows its continuing effect upon interpretations of Tu Fu's work. Dr Chou provides translations of many poems, both well known and obscure. Her analyses are both original in their formulation and considerate of the many fine readings of traditional commentators.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword James R. Hightower\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Legacy of Tu Fu: 1. Historical background and biography\u003cbr\u003e 2. The cultural legacy\u003cbr\u003e 3. The poetic legacy\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Social Conscience: Compassion and Topicality in the Poetry: 4. Subject matter\u003cbr\u003e 5. Realism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Stylized realism\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Juxtaposition I: A Structural Principle: 7. Juxtaposition defined\u003cbr\u003e 8. Examples\u003cbr\u003e 9. Juxtaposition and other structures\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Juxtaposition II: A Biographical Analogue: 10. Chronology\u003cbr\u003e 11. Mechanism\u003cbr\u003e 12. Solipsism\u003cbr\u003e 13. Coda\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Sincerity reconsidered\u003cbr\u003e Selected editions of the works of Tu Fu\u003cbr\u003e Works cited\u003cbr\u003e Poems by Tu Fu\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: poetry \u0026amp; poets\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20poetry%20\u0026amp;%20poets%20%5BDSC%5D%22\"\u003eDSC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007412293912,"sku":"9780521440394","price":109.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521440394i_5b68d5a1-c4e8-40f5-82aa-60723b55c3b1.jpg?v=1691381905","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reconsidering-tu-fu-literary-greatness-and-cultural-context-hardback-9780521440394","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}