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Facing the Monarch examines the role of rhetoric in shaping the dynamic between Chinese ministers and monarchs in the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty. Essays analyze classical Chinese works to provide fresh perspectives on the impact of political circumstances on modes of expression.

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    A Hardback by Garret P. S. Olberding

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      Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 21/10/2013
      ISBN13: 9780674726710, 978-0674726710
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      Book Synopsis
      Facing the Monarch examines the role of rhetoric in shaping the dynamic between Chinese ministers and monarchs in the era between the Spring and Autumn period and the later Han dynasty. Essays analyze classical Chinese works to provide fresh perspectives on the impact of political circumstances on modes of expression.

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