Poet-Monks: The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in. Mazanec, Mazanec,**

Name: Poet-Monks: The Invention of Buddhist Poetry in. Mazanec, Mazanec,**
Brand: Cornell University Press

Cornell University Press

PoetMonks\nby Thomas J. Mazanec\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 8\u20139 working days.\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Thomas J. Mazanec\nTitle: PoetMonks\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nPublisher: Cornell University Press\nPublication year: 2024\nISBN-13: 9781501778780\nISBN-10: 1501778781\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\n\nPoet-Monks focuses on the literary and religious practices of Buddhist poet-monks in Tang-dynasty China to propose an alternative historical arc of medieval Chinese poetry. Combining large-scale quantitative analysis with close readings of important literary texts, Thomas J. Mazanec describes how Buddhist poet-monks, who first appeared in the latter half of Tang-dynasty China, asserted a bold new vision of poetry that proclaimed the union of classical verse.