Document Type
Pre-Qin Times
Publication Date
3-21-2022
Abstract
This episode features a poem that enacts, through incremental repetition, the unfolding drama of a young woman being torn by longing, hesitancy, love, and fear while a suitor is crushing all physical barriers to have a tryst with her. To sanitize this poem, Han commentators resorted to an allegorizing strategy called “cutting off a section to create a new meaning,” constructing a political allegory on the thinnest of evidence.
Episode
Episode 8
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Cai, Z. (2022, Mar 21). The Book of Poetry: The Han canonization: Romeo and Juliet-like rendezvous [8]. In How to read Chinese poetry podcast. Hong Kong: Lingnan University. Retrieved from https://commons.ln.edu.hk/poetry_podcast/8/