The Origin and Formal Characteristics of Fu Prefaces
Prefaces to fu compositions originated and developed during the Han Dynasty. Their beginnings can be traced to the Western Han when Sima Qian added brief introductions to Jia Yi’s fu in the Shiji. This marked the creation of the commentator’s preface. During the late Western and early Eastern Han, a...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Chinese Humanities |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1163/23521341-12340123 |