Of Revelers and Witty Conversationalists
Song (960–1279) Biji Writing and the Rise of a New Literati Ideal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12790676 |
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| Authors | Cong Ellen Zhang (0009-0002-3096-9974, University of Virginia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 130-146 |
| Publication date | 2016-07-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Chinese Historical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1547-402X • E-ISSN: 2048-7827 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1547402x.2016.1223500 |
| OpenAlex | W2546194010 |
| Language | EN |
Using Wang Bizhi's (1031–1097?) Record of Enjoyable Conversations at Sheng River (Shengshui yantan lu) as a case study, this essay examines the significant place leisurely gathering and bantering occupied in the lives of Song educated men. It argues that Wang's work, and that of his peers, points to a new vision of the scholar-official ideal. Time spent on chatting, gossiping, and in the company of friends and colleagues became an integral and highly esteemed element in the elite conception of scholarly and everyday life. In this process, biji, as collections of “things seen and heard,” flourished as a literature of leisure
Aesthetics · Art · Element (criminal law · Elite · Gossip · Ideal (ethics · Literature · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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