2006
First Published
503
Number of Pages
Part of Series
Here is the first booklength study of the life and works of Wu Yun, one of the most remarkable figures of eighth-century Daoism. Blending literary criticism with religious and cultural history, this book assesses the importance of Wu Yun the Daoist priest, the poet, the anti-Buddhist, the defender of reclusion and the philosopher of immortality, and in doing so, sheds new light on the very nature of Tang dynasty Daoism. The book, which should be of special interest to students of Tang literature and Medieval Daoism alike, alternates narrative and analysis with annotated translations of two thirds of Wu Yun s remaining writings, including two stela inscriptions, three prose treatises, four rhapsodies and several dozens of poems."
Author
Jan De Meyer
Author · 1 books
Sinoloog Jan De Meyer (1961) verdeelt zijn tijd tussen de bossen en meren van de Morvan en de Universiteit Gent, waar hij niet-westerse wijsbegeerte doceert. Voor Augustus vertaalde hij het klassieke taoïstische werk Liezi (2008) en schreef hij Leyuan. De tuin van het geluk (2009). In het najaar van 2010 verschijnt zijn vertaling van de grote klassieke Chinese roman De reizen van Oud Afval (Lao Can youji).
