We are the shi: A study of Cui Yin's "Attaining My Purport"
by Chamness, Graham James, M.A., UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, 2010, 67 pages; 1476934

Abstract:

This paper focuses on Cui Yin, an Eatern Han literary figure, who made the poetic composition "Attaining My Purpose" as a response to his peers who accuse him of inactivity in the imperial court. Cui Yin's "Attaining My Purpose" takes up Yang Xiong's "Resolving Ridicule" as a model, in a tradition that is eventually labelled "hypothetical discourse" or perhaps better "discourses in a setting," as they are staged responses posed between an imaginary guest and a host. After a brief account of Cui Yin's biography and the position of "Attaining My Purport" in the history of the development of the "discourses in a setting" genre a complete translation with annotations follows.
 
AdviserPaul W. Kroll
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
SourceMAI/ 48-05, p. , Jun 2010
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsComparative literature; Medieval literature; Asian literature
Publication Number1476934
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