Poetry and Painting in Song China

Poetry and Painting in Song China The Subtle Art of Dissent

Alfreda Murck2000
During the Song dynasty (960-1278), some of China's elite found an elegant and subtle means of dissent: landscape painting. By examining literary archetypes, painting titles, contemporary inscriptions, and the historical context, Murck shows that certain paintings expressed strong political opinions--some transparent, others deliberately concealed.
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