The Poetry of the Early Tang
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The Poetry of the Early Tang
Originally published to great acclaim by Yale University Press as "The Poetry of the Early T'ang" in 1977, this Quirin Press Revised Edition offers the full original text with the following features: Older Wade-Giles transliteration fully updated and revised to the current Pinyin standard. Fully re-typeset and proofed for typographical errors and inconsistencies. New expanded index. This title is also available in a fully searchable E-book format including Chinese unicode characters ISBN: 978-1-922169-03-7 (pdf) In "The Poetry of the Early Tang" Owen deftly traces the slow transition from the rigid codified poetry that centered around the court to the new freedom it attained in the early eighth century. Along the way Owen offers an in-depth overview of the rise of early Tang poetry that extends from the foundation of the dynasty in 618 until roughly 713. Keywords: Chinese Poetry - Tang dynasty 618-907 - Poetics - History & criticism. Owen's companion volume "The Great Age of Chinese Poetry: The High Tang" is also available from Quirin Press ISBN: 978-1-922169-06-8 (paperback) ISBN: 978-1-922169-07-5 (pdf). For further information and extracts of this title visit www.quirinpress.com
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