Referent
Prof. Dr. Xiaofei Tian (Harvard University)
Datum und Zeit
23. Mai 2024, 16:15 - 17:45
Ort
Zürichbergstrasse 4, CH-8032 Zürich, Raum ZUB-416
Inhalt
Self-exegesis or auto-commentary (zizhu) represents the author’s conscious control over the meaning and reception of their work and blurs the boundary between author and reader, text and paratext. Although not unique to the Chinese tradition, self-exegesis has been prevalent in classical Chinese poetry from the late eighth century onward. This talk reconstructs a history of auto-commentary in medieval poetic writings through the eighth century and examines the implications of adding exegetical notes to one’s own writings.
Prof. Wolfgang Behr (Traditional China Chair) welcomes you to this event.
Organisation
Asien-Orient-Institut - Sinologie
