The Problem of Beauty: Aesthetic Thought and Pursuits in Northern Song Dynasty China
Ronald C. Egan
During the Northern Song dynasty (960-1126), new ground was broken in aesthetic thought, particularly in the fields of art collecting, poetry criticism, connoisseurship of flowers, and the song lyric. Collectively these activities constitute much of what was distinctive about Northern Song culture. Yet the subjects treated here were unprecedented when they appeared; consequently, bold exploration was coupled with anxiety about the worth of these interests, especially given the Confucian biases against these pursuits.
Despite differences in each area, certain overarching themes surface repeatedly. Together, these interests and choices suggest a logic behind the new directions of literati culture in the Northern Song. By focusing on the "problem of beauty," the author calls attention to the difficulties that Northern Song innovators faced in justifying these new pursuits.
Despite differences in each area, certain overarching themes surface repeatedly. Together, these interests and choices suggest a logic behind the new directions of literati culture in the Northern Song. By focusing on the "problem of beauty," the author calls attention to the difficulties that Northern Song innovators faced in justifying these new pursuits.
카테고리:
년:
2006
출판사:
Harvard University Asia Center
언어:
english
페이지:
382
ISBN 10:
0674022645
ISBN 13:
9780674022645
시리즈:
Harvard East Asian Monographs
파일:
PDF, 20.36 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2006