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From Burke and Wordsworth to the modern sublime in Chinese literature /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zheng, Yi, 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2010]
Series:Comparative cultural studies.
Subjects:
Sublime, The, in literature.
English poetry > 18th century > History and criticism.
English poetry > 19th century > History and criticism.
Chinese poetry > 20th century > History and criticism.
Comparative literature > English and Chinese.
Comparative literature > Chinese and English.
Romanticism > England.
Chinese poetry > English influences.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Envisioning a culture of the sublime aesthetic
  • The imperative of the romantic aesthetic and Burke's inquiry into the sublime
  • Wordsworth's poetic prelude to modern history
  • The construction of the sublime as an aesthetic movement across time and place
  • Guo Moruo and the reformation of modern Chinese poetry
  • Rewriting Qu Yuan and towards a sublime denouement
  • Conclusion.