Making poetry with alcohol : wine consumption in Tao Qian, Li Bai and Su Shi

Document Type

Book chapter

Source Publication

Scribes of gastronomy: representations of food and drink in Imperial Chinese literature

Publication Date

1-7-2013

First Page

45

Last Page

67

Publisher

Hong Kong University Press

Keywords

Wine poetry, Su Shi, Tao Qian, Li Bai, Food literature, Culture, China

Abstract

Noting the importance of wine as an ancient poetic motif in China's literary tradition, this chapter examines the significance of wine eulogy in the poetic works of Tao Qian, Li Bai, and Su Shi and demonstrates how certain aspects of wine, such as being social catalyst and emotional intensifier and anesthetic, has largely remained constant, while other aspects transformed with a keener sense of individuality and the enlightening experiences of philosophy and art.

DOI

10.5790/hongkong/9789888139972.003.0006

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Additional Information

ISBN of the source publication: 9789888139989

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Kwong, Y. T. C. (2013). Making poetry with alcohol: Wine consumption in tao qian, li bai and su shi. In Isaac Yue, & Siu-fu Tang (Eds.), Scribes of gastronomy: Representations of food and drink in imperial chinese literature (pp. 45-67). Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. doi: 10.5790/hongkong/9789888139972.003.0006

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