ELEVEN Evil Characters, Poison Pens

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. PREFACE IX
4. PART ONE The Institution of Calligraphy in Imperial China
5. ONE Chinese Calligraphy as a System of Power 3
6. TWO Demystifying Chinese Characters 15
7. THREE The Legend of the Calligraphy Sage, Wang Xizhi 26
8. FOUR The Brush as an Instrument of Rule 36
9. FIVE Art Criticism as Political Commentary 45
10. PART TWO Calligraphy and Revolution
11. SIX The Cultural Dilemma of the Revolutionary Elite 55
12. SEVEN The Gentlemen Scholars of the Central and South Lakes 65
13. EIGHT The Failed Assault on Chinese Characters 75
14. NINE Leninist Calligraphy for Mass Politics 83
15. TEN Cultural Revolution Calligraphy: Big Characters and Leftist Lines 96
16. ELEVEN Evil Characters, Poison Pens 109
17. TWELVE The Unsuccessful Penmanship of Chairman Hua Guofeng 123
18. PART THREE Postrevolutionary Calligraphy
19. THIRTEEN Calligraphy's New C onventions 141
20. FOURTEEN A Personal Art in a Changing Society 151
21. FIFTEEN The Orchid Pavilion's Modern Legacy 159
22. NOTES 173
23. CREDITS FOR ILLUSTRATIONS 199
24. INDEX 203