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Chinese poetry as soul summoning /

This study examines the role of the soul (hun) and the soul-summoning ritual in Chinese literature from ancient times up to the twentieth century. With five case studies from different dynasties, spanning ancient Chu and the Han, Tang, Song and Ming-Qing transition periods, Chinese Poetry as Soul Su...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Williams, Nicholas Morrow (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English Chinese
Language Notes:	Text in English with poems in parallel Chinese and English translation.
Published:	Amherst, New York : Cambria Press, [2022].
Series:	Cambria sinophone world series.
Subjects:	Chinese poetry > History and criticism. Soul in literature.

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