Wang Shizhen (1634-1711) and the “New" Canon
Vol. 37 No. 1 6/2007
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Title |
Wang Shizhen (1634-1711) and the “New" Canon |
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Author |
Kang-i Sun Chang |
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Genre |
Article |
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Pages |
305-320 |
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Language |
English |
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Key words |
literary canon, Wang Shizhen, spiritual resonance, Qian Qianyi, partisan views, “entering Zen", Zhao Zhixin, Qian Zhongshu, Yuan Mei, “great authors", “popular authors" |
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Abstract |
The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Wang Shizhen's poetics of shenyun 神韻 (spiritual resonance) came to occupy a canonical position in literary judgment during early Qing, and how its gradual canonization resulted from both aesthetic and political discourses of the time. The article also discusses how Wang Shizhen became one of those great authors who constantly revised their own writings until the last moments of their lives. |