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Poet-Monks : The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in Late Medieval China

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: Undetermined Series: Cornell East Asia series ; number 217Publisher: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : Cornell University Press, 2024Description: 1 Online-Ressource (346 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781501773846
  • 9781501773839
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781501773839. | Erscheint auch als: Poet-monks. Druck-Ausgabe Ithaca [New York] : Cornell East Asia Series, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2024DDC classification:
  • 895.11/308 23/eng/20230711
LOC classification:
  • PL2518.8.B8
Online resources: Summary: Poet-Monks focuses on the literary and religious practices of Buddhist poet-monks in Tang-dynasty China to propose an alternative historical arc of medieval Chinese poetry. Combining large-scale quantitative analysis with close readings of important literary texts, Thomas J. Mazanec describes how Buddhist poet-monks, who first appeared in the latter half of Tang-dynasty China, asserted a bold new vision of poetry that proclaimed the union of classical verse with Buddhist practices of repetition, incantation, and meditation. Mazanec traces the historical development of the poet-monk as a distinct actor in the Chinese literary world, arguing for the importance of religious practice in medieval literature. As they witnessed the collapse of the world around them, these monks wove together the frayed threads of their traditions to establish an elite-style Chinese Buddhist poetry. Poet-Monks shows that during the transformative period of the Tang-Song transition, Buddhist monks were at the forefront of poetic innovationSummary: "Using digital and traditional methods, Poet-Monks traces the rise of Buddhist poet-monks in the latter half of Tang-dynasty China and the way these monks merged together religious and literary practices, with a particular focus on Guanxiu and Qiji"--PPN: PPN: 1885788495Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OAB
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