An overview: pentasyllabic poetry from the first to the third century -- Han yüeh-fu: dramatic and narrative modes -- Han ku-shih: the emergence of the lyrical mode -- Tsáo Chih: the development of the lyrical mode -- Juan Chi: the formation of the symbolic mode -- Synthesis: poetic modes and changing forms of self-presentation
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-251) and index
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