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Throughout the history of imperial China, the educated elite used various means to criticise government policies and actions. During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some members of this elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, the titles of paintings, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Alfreda Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions - some transparent, other deliberately concealed. She argues that the coding of messages in seemingly innocuous paintings was an important factor in the growing respect for painting among the educated elite and that the capacity of painting's systems of reference to allow scholars to express dissent with impunity contributed to the art's vitality and longevity.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Poetry and Painting in Song China
• Author: Alfreda Murck
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 440
• EAN: 9780674007826
• ISBN: 0674007824
• ID: 01991581
• Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Weight: 1420 g
• Dimensions: 219 × 281 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. April 2002

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