3. Into the New Realm of Belles Lettres: Intersections of Sevens and Song Verses in Jian’an Poetry

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. Introduction: The Rhapsodic Imagination 1
5. Part One. RECITATION AND DISPLAY
6. 2. The Origins of the Term “Fu” as a Literary Genre of Recitation 19
7. 3. Into the New Realm of Belles Lettres: Intersections of Sevens and Song Verses in Jian’an Poetry 39
8. Part Two. LYRICISM AND FORM
9. 4. The Assimilation and Dissimilation of Fu and Shi Poetry up to the Tang Dynasty 63
10. 5. Xu Wei’s Early Modern Rhapsodies: Catalogue and Critique, Lyricism and Logic 83
11. Part Three. PHILOSOPHY AND DIALOGUE
12. 6. The Metaphysical Rhapsody of the Six Dynasties 113
13. 7. Argumentation and Generic Change in the Mid- Tang Fu: Li Guan’s (766– 794) “Fu on Suffering the Pitiless Rains” and the Role of the Shelun Genre 141
14. Part Four. CRITIQUE AND PROTEST
15. 8. The Hidden Message of Zhang Heng’s “Contemplating the Mystery” 171
16. 9. A New Discourse on “Lament for the South” in the Fu of the Ming– Qing Transition 187
17. Bibliography 223
18. Index 243