April 6 Horizons of Knowledge Lecture: Paul W. Kroll

The Horizons of Knowledge Lecture is Friday, the 6^th of April.

PRESENTER: Paul W. Kroll (Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Colorado)

TOPIC: Personal Moments in Medieval Chinese Poetry
DATE: Friday, April 6, 2012

TIME: 12:00-1:15 p.m.
LOCATION: Ballantine 004

Medieval Chinese poetry, like most self-consciously traditional literature, ardently embraces learning, presumption, and intertextuality. But those moments that suddenly engage the heart (a somewhat neglected organ in the postmodern era) affect us at a deeper level. It is for these irregular but personally cherished splendors and miseries that one continues to read throughout a lifetime. In this lecture readings and interpretations will be offered from two medieval poets with rather contradictory histories—Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰 from the mid-seventh century and Jiang Yan 江淹 from the late fifth century. Reflecting on their works may also prod us to reconsider the critical limits latent in the oft-heralded “death of the author.”

Professor Kroll is the author of books on the Tang poets Meng Haoran and Li Bo and of more than fifty articles on various topics in medieval literature, religion, and cultural history. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, the National Endowment for the Humanities, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and membership in the Institute for Advanced Study. He is currently working on a study and translation of the mid-eighth century poetry anthology Heyue yingling ji.

Cosponsored by the East Asian Studies Center, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Medieval Studies Institute, and the Department of History

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