Poetic-self vs. Historical-self in Poems on History from the Six Dynasties (220-589)
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, November 28, 2012 | 12:00PM - 2:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
Series
Asian Institute PhD Seminar Series
Description
In the Six Dynasties, literary scholars challenged the concept of literary writings truly reflecting one’s intention, a notion that has been entrenched in the Chinese literary tradition since the Book of Documents, which describes poetry as a spontaneous and involuntary genuine expression of one’s feelings. Although this is the explicitly accepted foundation for understanding classical Chinese poetry, the inconsistencies between writers’ personalities and their literary works provide space for mediated self-representation to grow and develop, which complicates the original uses and ideas of poetry.
Yue Zhang is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of East Asian Studies. He is completing his dissertation on historical memory and nostalgia in ‘poems on history’ during the Six Dynasties (220-589).
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