Colophons in countermotion: poems by Su Shih and Huang T'ing-chien on paintings

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Su Shih and Huang T'ing-chien both composed verse colophons, poems inscribed on or accompanying paintings, in the late 11th century, but the relationships they established between poem and painting were very different. Su Shih's poems set up a countermotion or tension between the painting and the colophon. In Huang's poems, on the other hand, the tension is between the colophon and other texts or settings. Su Shih's work has been more comprehensible to critics than Huang's.

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Meaning beyond words: games and poems in the northern Song

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Literary games in the northern Song dynasty of China are discussed, with a focus on their popularity, social roles, and influence on Chinese poetry and aesthetics. Topics include games with meter, imagery games, and the ideal of "ancient" style. Works by Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072) and Mei Yaochen (1002-1060) are examined.

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Tu Fu's "General Ho" poems: social obligations and poetic response

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Visiting poems written by Tu Fu when he was a guest at the estate of General Ho are discussed, with a focus on the ways in which the poet goes beyond his social obligations in the poems. Topics include landscape poetry, a portrait of General Ho, and personal expression.

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