Washing Silk

The Life and Selected Poetry of Wei Chuang

Robin D. S. Yates

    Part One: The Life snd Times of Wei Chuang

    • Historical Background
    • Wei Chuang’s Early Life
    • The Huang Ch’ao Rebellion
    • Wei Chuang’s First Exile from Ch’ang-an
    • Wei Chuang’s Second Exile from Ch’ang-an
    • Travels through the South (889-892)
    • Wei Chuang’s Return to Ch’ang-an, Examination Success, and the Beginning of his Political Career
    • Wei Chuang’s Move to Szechuan and Support of Wang Chien
    • The Final Collapse of the Tang Dynasty and Wei Chuang’s Death

    Part Two: The Poetry of Wei Chuang

    • Notes to Parts One and Two

    Part Three: Selected Translations

    • A Note on the Editions
    • Poems (Shih)
    • Lyrics (Tz’u)

    Appendix

    Finding List

    Bibliography

    Glossary

    Index

  • Cover: Washing Silk

Robin D. S. Yates is Assistant Professor of Chinese History, Harvard University.