Within the Human Realm : The Poetry of Huang Zunxian, 1848–1905 (Hardcover)

Preface; Part I. Biography: 1. The poet as a young man; 2. Huang, the diplomat; 3. Reform and reaction; Part II. Criticism: 4. The theory of the Poetic Revolution; 5. The practice of revolution; 6. Traditional themes; 7. Foreign climes; 8. The brave new world; 9. The development of Huang Zunxian's satire; 10. The late satirical poetry; 11. Huang Zunxian and modern science; 12. Quatrains of 1899; 13. Fin de siecle; Part III. Translations: 14. Early verse (ca. 1864?1868); 15. The growing talent (1868?1877); 16. Tokyo (1877?1882); 17. San Francisco (1882?1885); 18. Return to China (1885?1890); 19. The empire on which the sun never sets (1890?1892); 20. Singapore (1891?1894); 21. War and reform (1894?1899); 22. Retirement (1899?1905); Notes; Bibliography; Index.