Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: An Overview: Pentasyllabic Poetry from the First to the Third Century
Chapter 2: Han Yüeh-fu: Dramatic and Narrative Modes
Chapter 3: Han Ku-shih: The Emergence of the Lyrical Mode
Chapter 4: Ts'ao Chih: The Development of the Lyrical Mode
Chapter 5: Juan Chi: The Formation of the Symbolic Mode
Chapter 6: Synthesis: Poetic Modes and Changing Forms of Self-Presentation
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index