Poet-Monks
The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in Late Medieval China
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- Paperback
348 pages
- Release Date
15 November 2024
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 prac…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781501778780 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1501778781 |
| Author: | Thomas J. Mazanec |
| Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
| Imprint: | Cornell University East Asia Program |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 348 |
| Release Date: | 15 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 907g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
Poet-Monks offers a compelling meld of Tang literary history and literary analysis and also presents a novel approach to understanding the role of Buddhist practice and philosophy in Chinese poetry during the Tang dynasty (860–960). Thomas J. Mazanec not only revises and redefines how scholars might look at the poetry written during this period, but he also offers an intriguing approach for how scholars might explore other literary traditions defined by the spiritual world in which they developed.
(Choice)Thomas J. Mazanec
Thomas J. Mazanec is Associate Professor of Premodern Chinese and Comparative Literature at UC Santa Barbara.
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