Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Defining decadence in the Chinese poetic tradition -- 2. Xiao Gang and palace style poetry -- 3. Li He: The poetry of beautiful women and ghastly ghosts -- 4. Wen Tingyun: The poet dandy -- 5. Li Shangyin: Negotiation with tradition -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index