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The Chan Interpretations of Wang Wei's Poetry: A Critical Review
Jingqing Yang
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Hardcover. Wang Wei (698-759), a High Tang poet, is widely known as "Poet Buddha". The book is an attempt to criticize the assumptions about Chan Buddhist implications in Wang's nature poetry. While other research investigates how Wang intentionally imparted Chan significance into his poetry, this book shows why this is not so and how it lacks evidence. Num Pages: 380 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2GDC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 585.
Wang Wei (698-759) is one of the greatest High Tang poets. His works are often claimed to take a Buddhist perspective, combining appreciation of the beauties of nature with awareness of sensory illusion, and thus render Wang widely known as ""Poet Buddha"". The book is an original and ambitious attempt to criticize the prevalent assumptions about Chan Buddhist implications in Wang's nature poetry. The author weaves in information and perspectives from literal and historical sources, using them to examine Wang's ideology of reclusion, his associations with Buddhist monks and his apprehension of Buddhism doctrines. While researches on similar topics investigates ... Read more
Wang Wei (698-759) is one of the greatest High Tang poets. His works are often claimed to take a Buddhist perspective, combining appreciation of the beauties of nature with awareness of sensory illusion, and thus render Wang widely known as ""Poet Buddha"". The book is an original and ambitious attempt to criticize the prevalent assumptions about Chan Buddhist implications in Wang's nature poetry. The author weaves in information and perspectives from literal and historical sources, using them to examine Wang's ideology of reclusion, his associations with Buddhist monks and his apprehension of Buddhism doctrines. While researches on similar topics investigates ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The Chinese University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789629962326
SKU
V9789629962326
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About Jingqing Yang
Yang Jingqing received his Ph.D. at the University of Sydney. He is currently Lecturer in China Language and Culture at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.
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