Biographical Dictionary of Tang Dynasty Literati

<p>The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) is regarded as the golden age of classical Chinese literature. Compiled by award-winner author William H. Nienhauser Jr. and Michael E. Naparstek this is the first English-language biographical dictionary on this critical era in Chinese literary culture. The <i>Biographical Dictionary of Tang Dynasty Literati</i> contains 140 entries including major figures like Du Fu and Li Bo as well as entries on lesser-studied figures including Buddhist Daoist and women writers. To provide a complete sense of these men and women each piece contains an overview of the subject's life supported by translations and close readings of their writing and concludes with a bibliography of original sources critical editions translations and studies in multiple languages. Appended are a literary timeline of the Tang and a glossary of official titles making the Dictionary an indispensable resource for all interested in classical Chinese literature.</p>