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Chinese Literary Forms in Heian Japan

Brian Steininger · 2017

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"Examines the transformation of Chinese literary genres in mid-Heian Japan by focusing on the ritualized recitation practices through which these works were performed and heard. This reconstruction of recitation as both a social and literary act demonstrates Sinographic literature's practical use among the capital nobility and modifications of Tang aesthetic principles"--

Book details

Year
2017
Language
English
Publisher
Harvard University Asia Center
Editions
1
Pages
308
ISBN
9780674975156

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