The book is a literary study of one of the greatest of Chinese writers, Ou-yang Hsiu. He was a major writer in each of several genres: prose, poetry, rhapsodies, and tz'u 'songs'. The striking diversity of his work presents an opportunity to investigate how one man's literary talent is manifested in different genres. Ou-yang Hsiu's achievements in each genre are examined, and set in the context of his age. Topics include the broad shift between T'ang and Sung dynasty prose styles that Ou-yang Hsiu helped to effect, his contributions to the new poetic values of the Northern Sung, and his place in the evolution of Sung dynasty songs (together with a reconsideration of a group of supposedly spurious songs). An appendix provides additional translations of Ou-yang Hsiu's prose.
| ISBN: | 9780521258883 |
| Publication date: | 27th September 1984 |
| Author: | Ronald C Egan |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 269 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions |
| Genres: |
Grammar, Spelling & Literature |