Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter One. What Is a Chinese Prose Poem? 9
6. Chapter Two. What Is the Tradition of Chinese Prose Poetry? 35
7. Chapter Three. Orthodox Prose Poetry: Ke Lan and Guo Feng 69
8. Chapter Four. Semi-Orthodox Prose Poetry: Liu Zaifu 103
9. Chapter Five. Unorthodox Prose Poetry: Ouyang Jianghe and Xi Chuan 133
10. Afterword: Summoning, Socialism, Prose 163
11. Appendix: “Hanging Coffin” 169
12. Notes 181
13. Glossary 205
14. Bibliography 207
15. Index 217