Kirkova, Zornica,

Roaming into the beyond : representations of Xian immortality in early medieval Chinese verse / by Zornica Kirkova. - 1 online resource (429 pages) - Sinica Leidensia ; volume 129 . - Sinica Leidensia ; volume 129. .

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral)--Univerzita Karlova, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Religious and literary background -- The dramatis personae -- A phenomenology of immortals -- The world of the immortals -- The way to immortality -- Immortality in the context of the human world -- Conclusion.

9789004313699 (e-book)


Chinese poetry--History and criticism.--Qin and Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
Chinese poetry--History and criticism.--220-589
Immortality in literature.
Taoism in literature.


Electronic books.

PL2314 / .K57 2016

895.11/2209