A Song for One or Two: Music and the Concept of Art in Early Chinavolume 42 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780892640423)

This study of theories of music and art in China from the classical period to the Six Dynasties is based on analysis and interpretation of textual and archaeological evidence. Its wide-ranging sources include mythology, aesthetic philosophy, musical lore, and notation systems. The evolution of theories of music and art is considered in the context of cosmological and moral philosophy.

Author: Kenneth Dewoskin
ISBN-10: 0892640421
ISBN-13: 9780892640423
Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1982
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.00w x 0.60d

About the Author
Kenneth J. DeWoskin is Associate Professor of Chinese language and Literature and Professor of business administration at the University of Michigan.