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.