Poetic Heart and Literary Path: A Study of the Issue of Writing Poetry as Prose in Northern Song Poetics

Author: Guo Peng
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: This book consists of seven parts. It discusses some important characteristics of writers like Han Yu and Bai Juyi who wrote poetry in the style of prose, analyzes the Confucian scholars' recognition of the exemplary nature of Han Yu's poetry, and also explores the new features of Ouyang Xiu's poetry in the style of prose and the corresponding changes in his poetic creation philosophy.