Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Han Epideictic Rhapsody 13
6. Self-Foregrounding in the Panegyric Poetry of the Jian’an Era 23
7. Archaic Elegance in the Panegyric Poetry of the Jin Dynasty 49
8. Addressing the Best and Worst of Rulers 75
9. Praising Rulers throughout Calm and Conspiracy 103
10. The Flourishing of Panegyric Poetry during the Liang Dynasty 123
11. Poetry’s Embarrassment 147
12. Becoming Chinese 165
13. Matching Poems with a Cruel but Talented Ruler 185
14. Conclusion 211
15. Notes 215
16. Bibliography 273
17. Index 283