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A Historical Taxonomy of Talking Birds in Chinese Literature - Wilt L. Idema

A Historical Taxonomy of Talking Birds in Chinese Literature

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Buch | Hardcover
320 Seiten
2025
Harvard University Press (Verlag)
978-0-674-29867-5 (ISBN)
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Parrots and mynahs have played a unique role in Chinese literature for two millennia. In this wide-ranging thematic study Wilt L. Idema traces the development of the parrot and the mynah as characters in many forms of poetry and prose of Chinese elite literature, as well as in the long narrative ballads of traditional popular literature.
Parrots and mynahs have played a unique role in Chinese literature for two millennia. These birds that can talk and interact intelligently with their owners were treasured as pets both in the palace and in private homes. The caged birds were pitied for their homesickness but praised for their eagerness to serve. Over time they developed into exemplars of Confucian values such as filial piety and loyalty, and they also featured prominently in tales of love and war. Closely associated with Buddhism from early on, the parrot proved itself an effective preacher of the Dharma and became the favorite bird of the bodhisattva Guanyin.

In this wide-ranging thematic study Wilt L. Idema traces the development of the parrot and the mynah as characters in many forms of poetry and prose of Chinese elite literature, as well as in the long narrative ballads of traditional popular literature. The book provides complete renditions of Mi Heng’s (173–198) Rhapsody on the Parrot, the anonymous Tale of the Parrot’s Filial Piety of the fifteenth century, and the anonymous Precious Scroll of the Parrot of late-imperial times. An epilogue discusses the disappearance of the parrot in modern Chinese literature.

Wilt L. Idema is Professor of Chinese Literature, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.3.2025
Reihe/Serie Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series
Zusatzinfo 17 illus., 12 color illus.
Verlagsort Cambridge, Mass
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 0-674-29867-5 / 0674298675
ISBN-13 978-0-674-29867-5 / 9780674298675
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