Within the Human Realm: The Poetry of Huang Zunxian, 1848–1905

by J. D. Schmidt

• ISBN13: 9780521036665
• ISBN10: 0521036666
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-17
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This book is a study of the poetry of Huang Zunxian, one of the most famous authors of late nineteenth-century China. The first part consists of a detailed biography outlining Huang's literary and political career. This is followed by a critical discussion of Huang's poetry, including such topics as his theory of literature, his traditional verse, his highly original poetry on foreign lands, his political satire, and his scientific verse. The book concludes with a generous sampling of his poetry in translation.

Table of Contents

Preface

Biography

The poet as a young man

Huang, the diplomat

Reform and reaction

Criticism

The theory of the Poetic Revolution

The practice of revolution

Traditional themes

Foreign climes

The brave new world

The development of Huang Zunxian's satire

The late satirical poetry

Huang Zunxian and modern science

Quatrains of 1899

Fin de siTcle

Translations

Early verse (ca. 1864-1868)

The growing talent (1868-1877)

Tokyo (1877-1882)

San Francisco (1882-1885)

Return to China (1885-1890)

The empire on which the sun never sets (1890-1892)

Singapore (1891-1894)

War and reform (1894-1899)

Retirement (1899-1905)

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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