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In his studies of borrowing from distant poetic traditions, Serrano aims to uncover the heterogenity of influences and intentions in the most canonical of texts: "Mallarme" (1842-98), "Segalen" (1878-1919), "Wang Wei" (701-61), the "Classic of Poetry" (8th century BCE), "Buhturi" (821-97), and the "Qur'an" (7th century CE). Arguing, among other things that Mallarme was really a Chinese poet, that ancient Chinese poets discovered the workings of film imagery, and that the Qur'an's apparently disjointed narrative is profoundly lyrical, Serrano intends to overturn accepted notions of how to read individual works. He brings methodologies from the study of one literature to bear on the reading of another.

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Introduction 1 Buhturï’s Poetics o f Persian Abodes 2 Pillow Talk in the Qur’an Narrative and Lyric Rupture in Surat Yusuf 3 Confucius Goes to the Movies 4 Wang Wei’s Poetics o f Fallen Lotus Petals 5 Segalen’s Poetics of Stone and (S)Hell 6 Mallarmé’s Poetics of Chine de Command

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 30/11/2001
      ISBN13: 9781900755603, 978-1900755603
      ISBN10: 1900755602

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In his studies of borrowing from distant poetic traditions, Serrano aims to uncover the heterogenity of influences and intentions in the most canonical of texts: "Mallarme" (1842-98), "Segalen" (1878-1919), "Wang Wei" (701-61), the "Classic of Poetry" (8th century BCE), "Buhturi" (821-97), and the "Qur'an" (7th century CE). Arguing, among other things that Mallarme was really a Chinese poet, that ancient Chinese poets discovered the workings of film imagery, and that the Qur'an's apparently disjointed narrative is profoundly lyrical, Serrano intends to overturn accepted notions of how to read individual works. He brings methodologies from the study of one literature to bear on the reading of another.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction 1 Buhturï’s Poetics o f Persian Abodes 2 Pillow Talk in the Qur’an Narrative and Lyric Rupture in Surat Yusuf 3 Confucius Goes to the Movies 4 Wang Wei’s Poetics o f Fallen Lotus Petals 5 Segalen’s Poetics of Stone and (S)Hell 6 Mallarmé’s Poetics of Chine de Command

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