Poet shen yueh (441-513), the: the reticent marquis
Auteur :
Mather, Richard B.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691606262
Date de publication :
23 avr. 2019
Dimensions :
23,5 x 19,1 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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