TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kirkova,Zornica
TI  - Roaming into the beyond: representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse 
T2  - Sinica Leidensia
SN  - 9789004313699
AV  - PL2314 
U1  - 895.11/2209 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Chinese poetry
KW  - Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - 220-589
KW  - Immortality in literature
KW  - Taoism in literature
KW  - Poésie chinoise
KW  - 221 av. J.-C.-220 (Dynasties des Qin et des Han)
KW  - Histoire et critique
KW  - Immortalité dans la littérature
KW  - Taoïsme dans la littérature
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM
KW  - Asian
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Qin and Han dynasties
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
N1  - Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Univerzita Karlova, 2007; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Religious and literary background -- The dramatis personae -- A phenomenology of immortals -- The world of the immortals -- The way to immortality -- Immortality in the context of the human world -- Conclusion
N2  - In Roaming into the Beyond Zornica Kirkova provides the first detailed study in a Western language of Daoism-inspired themes in early medieval Chinese poetry. She examines representations of Daoist xian immortality in a broad range of versified literature from the Han until the end of the Six Dynasties, focusing on the transformations of themes, concepts, and imagery within a wide literary and religious context. Adopting a more integrated approach, the author explores both the complex interaction between poetry and Daoist religion and the interrelations between various verse forms and poetic themes. This book not only enhances our understanding of the complexities of early medieval literature but also reevaluates the place of Daoist religious thought in the intellectual life of the period
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