{"product_id":"beacon-fire-and-shooting-star-xiaofei-tian-9780674026025","title":"Beacon Fire and Shooting Star: The Literary Culture of the Liang (502-557)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Liang dynasty (502-557) is one of the most brilliant and creative periods in Chinese history and one of the most underestimated and misunderstood. Under the Liang, literary activities, such as writing, editing, anthologizing, and cataloguing, were pursued on an unprecedented scale, yet the works of this era are often dismissed as \"decadent\" and no more than a shallow prelude to the glories of the Tang. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is devoted to contextualizing the literary culture of this era--not only the literary works themselves but also the physical process of literary production such as the copying and transmitting of texts; activities such as book collecting, anthologizing, cataloguing, and various forms of literary scholarship; and the intricate interaction of religion, particularly Buddhism, and literature. Its aim is to explore the impact of social and political structure on the literary world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xiaofei Tian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674026020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674026025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.42w x 3.73d","brand":"Xiaofei Tian","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086756065535,"sku":"9780674026025","price":49.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bcce28ec-8ea7-4800-80f9-de1b502aed60.jpg?v=1769096395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beacon-fire-and-shooting-star-xiaofei-tian-9780674026025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}