Poet God's Journey -- How China Changed American Modern Poetry: How China Changed American Modern Poetry

Author: Zhao Yiheng
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: In 1983, he wrote the book "The Distant Journey of the Poetic God," which became a highly influential work in the study of comparative literature in China's new era and was awarded the Comparative Literature Research First Prize by the Comparative Literature Association of China. However, the original print run was extremely limited, making it a rare collector's item in academia. Over the past two decades, through teaching and research, the author has continuously gathered materials and thoroughly rewritten the book, extending the examination period from the 19th century to the present day. He meticulously outlines the grand scenario of three stages: "Future-Change-Post-Change," and against this backdrop of large-scale investigation, presents a convincing analysis: Chinese poetics, philosophy, and religion were key influences on the modern transformation of American poetry.