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The Poet Shen Yueh (441-513): The Reticent Marquis
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Poet Shen Yueh (441-513): The Reticent Marquis
Contributors:
By (Author) Richard B. Mather
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
1st July 2019
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: poetry and poets
Dewey:
895.112
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
272
Dimensions:
Width 191mm, Height 235mm
Description
This book is a literary biography of Shen Yueh, a statesman, historian, poet, and devout lay defender of both Buddhism and Taoism. The title "Reticient Marquis" (Yin-hou) was awarded posthumously by the Liang Emperor Wu, who, though owning his own rise to power partly to Shen's bold counsel, had found him less than forthcoming from that point onwar
