Poetry and Painting in Song China : The Subtle Art of Dissent, Paperback by M...-image

Poetry and Painting in Song China : The Subtle Art of Dissent, Paperback by M...

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Subject: Asian / Chinese, Poetry, Asia / China Item Length: 11 in width: 8.5 in Item Height: 0.8 in Author: Alfreda Murck Publication Year: 2002 Language: English Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Art, History Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Ser. Book Title: Poetry and Painting in Song China : The Subtle Art of Dissent Type: Textbook Item Width: 8.5 in Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center ISBN: 9780674007826 Item Weight: 13 Oz Publication Name: Poetry and Painting in Song China : the Subtle Art of Dissent Number of Pages: 440 Pages Format: Trade Paperback height: 0.8 in

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Poetry and Painting in Song China : The Subtle Art of Dissent, Paperback by M.... Poetry and Painting in Song China : The Subtle Art of Dissent, Paperback by Murck, Alfreda, ISBN 0674007824, ISBN-13 9780674007826, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticize government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions--some transparent, others deliberately concealed. She argues that the coding of messages in seemingly innocuous paintings was an important factor in the growing respect for painting among the educated elite and that the capacity of painting's systems of reference to allow scholars to express dissent with impunity contributed to the art's vitality and longevity.

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