The Problem of Beauty - Aesthetic Thought and Pursuits in Northern Song Dynasty China

Introduction 1(6) 1 Rethinking "Traces" from the Past: Ouyang Xiu on Stone Inscriptions 7(53) 2 A New Poetry Criticism: The Creation of "Remarks on Poetry" 60(49) 3 The Peony's Allure: Botanical Treatises and Floral Beauty 109(53) 4 Art Collecting and Its Discontents in the Lives of Su Shi, Wang Shen, and Mi Fu 162(75) 5 The Song Lyric, Part 1: The Trouble with Love 237(58) 6 The Song Lyric, Part 2: A New Critical Discourse, a New Male Voice 295(54) Conclusion: The Aesthetics of Social Class, Marketplace, and Gender 349(36) Reference Matter Works Cited 385(12) Index 397