The Literary Works of Ou-yang Hsiu (1007-72)

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ID23233127
AuthorsJames M Hargett, Ou-yang Hsiu, Ronald C Egan, Ronald Egan (0000-0003-4970-1505)
Year1986
Volume60
Issue1
Pages175
Publication date1986-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWorld Literature Today (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0196-3570 • E-ISSN: 1945-8134
PublisherJSTOR (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/40141414
OpenAlexW2030067776
LanguageEN
Citations received9

The book is a literary study of one of the greatest of Chinese writers, Ou-yang Hsiu. He was a major writer in each of several genres: prose, poetry, rhapsodies, and tz'u 'songs'. The striking diversity of his work presents an opportunity to investigate how one man's literary talent is manifested in different genres. Ou-yang Hsiu's achievements in each genre are examined, and set in the context of his age. Topics include the broad shift between T'ang and Sung dynasty prose styles that Ou-yang Hsiu helped to effect, his contributions to the new poetic values of the Northern Sung, and his place in the evolution of Sung dynasty songs (together with a reconsideration of a group of supposedly spurious songs). An appendix provides additional translations of Ou-yang Hsiu's prose.

Art · Literature · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture

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