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<p>Written Chinese served as a prestigious, cosmopolitan script across medieval East Asia, from as far west as the Tarim Basin to the eastern kingdom of Heian period Japan (794-1185). In this book, Brian Steininger revisits the mid-Heian court of the <i>Tale of Genji</i> and the <i>Pillow Book</i>, where literary Chinese was not only the basis of official administration, but also a medium for political protest, sermons of mourning, and poems of celebration.<br> <br> <i>Chinese Literary Forms in
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- Author
- Brian Steininger
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781684175765
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- History, Literary Fiction, Medieval
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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