Fenollosa, Ernest F.
Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry
- ISBN 13:
- 9780872860148
- author:
- Fenollosa, Ernest F.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- City Lights Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1967
- Pages:
- 45
- Genre:
- Poetry texts & anthologies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Chinese Written Character as a Medium for Poetry by Ernest Fenollosa A seminal work that explores the nature of the Chinese written character and its potential as a medium for poetry. This essay, edited by Ezra Pound from Fenollosa's manuscript, has been widely debated among scholars. Fenollosa's theory posits that the written character is ideogrammic, a stylized picture of the thing or concept it represents. However, this view has largely been discredited in favour of a more nuanced understanding, which suggests that the character may have had pictorial origins in prehistoric times but these have been obscured over time. This edition presents both the original and edited versions of Fenollosa's essay, offering a unique insight into the development of imagist technique in poetry.
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