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Saigyo's "Six Elements and Four Mandalas" Sequence: The Story and Rhetoric of Enlightenment
This paper analyzes Saigyo's little-discussed waka cycle on the six elements and four mandalas of Shingon. I first introduce the sequence in the context of other similar works by Saigyo, then turn to a discussion of the ... -
Sentimental Letters in the Postal Age: Media, Communication, and Emotion in Early Twentieth-Century Chinese Epistolary Literature and Culture
This thesis seeks to understand the discursive emergence of the intimate relationship between letters and sentimental feelings by examining various texts that are either composed of or about “sentimental letters” in early ... -
Spiritual Health in the Bhakti Tradition of Shri Harirayaji's Shikshapatra
(2013-11-14)The concept and treatment of anxiety in Shri Harirayaji's <italic>Shikshapatra</italic>, an epistolary bhakti text from 17th century India, is examined here with translation of the original Sanskrit verses, their vernacular ... -
<sup>~</sup>° and /--: Their origins, their grammaticalization, and the process of encroachment of the former by the latter from a historical perspective
(2013-02-25)There has been controversy regarding the functional differences between the forms <sup>~</sup>° and /-- in Classical Chinese. Because of their similar usages, <sup>~</sup>° and /-- are often considered graphic variants. ... -
The Emotionology of Anger in Early Buddhist Literature: Through the Lens of a Gāndhārī Verse Text
This dissertation examines the early Buddhist attitude toward anger (G kros̱a, OIA krodha) through the lens of an unpublished verse text, hereafter referred to as the *Kros̱a-gas̱a, from a newly discovered collection of ... -
The Formation and Circulation of Early Yanzi Lore, Fourth Century B.C. - Third Century A.D.
Abstract The Formation and Circulation of Early Yanzi Lore, Fourth Century B.C. - Third Century A.D. Li Yang Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor William G. Boltz Department of Asian Languages and Literature In ... -
The Golden Tower and Its Master: A Study of Xiao Yi’s (508–555) Jinlouzi (“Master of the Golden Tower”)
This is a study of the Jinlouzi (“Master of the Golden Tower”), a sixth century zishu (masters text), its compiler, Xiao Yi (508–555), and of the cultural and social contexts in which the text was produced. While most of ... -
The Influence of the Wen xuan on Sino-Korean Literature in Early Chosŏn
The Wen xuan 文選 was an important anthology compiled in the mid-520s in Liang dynasty China. It was introduced to Korea during the Three Kingdom period and eventually became one of the most important literary texts in Korea. ... -
The Innovative Representation of Romantic Love in “The Oil-peddler Wins the Queen of Flowers”
There have been numerous studies on the cult of qing in the late Ming. While Feng Menglong’s notion of qing has been well studied, its influence on the development of the characteristics of the Chinese romance genre has ... -
The Principles of Hewen 合文
When one reads the literature on hewen 合文 (a pre-Han type of ligation formed from two or more Chinese characters) the majority of it will correctly state that these "combined graphs" (as the term literally means) were used ... -
The Problem of Philosophy in Classical Chinese Thought: the Text Zhuangzi as Case Study
This thesis is an attempt to look at the Zhuangzi and whether it can be appropriately understood as a philosophical text. The greater question is what is philosophy proper, and how has it been articulated in comparative ... -
The Sinitic Poetry of the Zen Abbess Taisei Shōan (1668-1712)
This dissertation is the first-ever in-depth study of the collection of Sinitic poetry composed by the Japanese Zen nun Taisei Shōan 大成聖安 (1668-1712). She was an imperial princess, an abbess of a prestigious Zen convent ... -
The Wenyuan yinghua: Selecting Refined Literature
The Wenyuan yinghua 文苑英華is the largest extant medieval Chinese literary anthology. Considered one of the four great works of the Song, it was compiled during the early Northern Song dynasty at the same time as the Taiping ... -
The Transformation of Satire: Satirical Fiction in Wartime Chongqing (1937-1945)
This dissertation investigates the development of satirical fiction published in wartime (1937-1945) Chongqing and its influence on the subsequent development of Chinese satirical fiction. Through the examination of ... -
A translation of Orikuchi Shinobu's Kuchibue
Orikuchi Shinobu's largely autobiographical novel Kuchibue (1914) is here translated into English for the first time. This translation is meant to introduce this important example of a well-known, non-heteronormative voice ... -
Understanding “Slandering”: A Study of Luo Yin’s Writings of Slandering
This thesis is an attempt to study a collection of fifty-eight short essays-Writings of Slandering-written and compiled by the late Tang scholar Luo Yin. The research questions are who are slandered, why are the targets ... -
Urbanization and Interactions in the Early Historic Deccan: The Sātavāhana, Western Kṣatrapa, and Ikṣvāku Dynasties
(2012-09-13)This thesis examines the development of urbanization and interactions in the early historic Deccan. The Satavahana, Western Ksatrapa, and Iksvaku dynasties are the political constituents of this study, and I draw from ... -
Vidura Speaks: A Study of the Viduranīti and its Reception History
This thesis offers a close reading of an important yet neglected didactic text from the Indian epic Mahābhārata, namely the Viduranīti, which is a nocturnal politico-moral counsel of Vidura to Dhr̥tarāṣṭra. Adopting the ... -
Wājid ‘Alī Shāh Plays Krishna’s Stolen Flute: The Multiplicity of Voices in the King of Awadh’s Dramatic Work
Wājid ‘Alī Shāh Plays Krishna’s Stolen Flute: The Multiplicity of Voices in the King of Awadh’s Dramatic Work Genoveva Castro Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Heidi Pauwels Department of Asian Languages and ... -
Wei-Jin Sacrificial Ballets: Reform versus Conservation
(2013-02-25)This dissertation examines the sixteen extant Wei-Jin sacrificial ballet hymns of Wang Can, Fu Xuan, Xun Xu, and Zhang Hua to discover the impetus for and significance of the changes in sacrificial hymns during the Wei-Jin ...