Crafting a Collection - The Cultural Contexts and Poetic Practice of the Huajian Ji (Collection from Among the Flowers)

Tables xiii Abbreviations xv Introduction 1(16) Part I Cultural Contexts 1 A Matter of Taste: Tang Culture and Song Lyrics (quzi ci) 17(49) 2 Poets in their Place: Court and Culture in Tenth-Century Shu 66(53) 3 Gathering the "Flowers" of Poetry and Song: Anthologies in Tang and Shu 119(42) Part II Poetic Practice 4 From Imitation to Innovation: The Poetic Craft of the Huajian ji 161(59) 5 Gender in the Huajian ji Song Lyrics: Style, Subject, and Voice 220(58) 6 Divine Beauties: Apparitions of "Goddesses" in the Huajian ji 278(67) Conclusion 345(20) Reference Matter Bibliography 365(16) Index 381