A Scholarly Inquiry into Li Bai and Du Fu（2026）

A Scholarly Inquiry into Li Bai and Du Fu offers a rich, nuanced, and intellectually rigorous exploration of two of China’s greatest Tang-dynasty poets. Drawing on classical commentaries, historical materials, and close textual reading, this volume traces Li Bai’s legendary journeys, Du Fu’s evolving poetic consciousness amid political turmoil, and the cultural worlds that shaped their writing.

 

 

Moving beyond conventional literary biography, the book situates both poets within wider networks of Daoist thought, ethnic cultures, and the transmission of texts across dynasties. It highlights how their poems were circulated, interpreted, and reinterpreted, and how enduring moral imagination and artistic aspiration continue to resonate with readers today.

 

Written with clarity and scholarly depth, this study bridges literary criticism, cultural history, and philological inquiry. It not only deepens our understanding of Li Bai and Du Fu as individual poets, but also illuminates the broader dynamics of classical Chinese poetry and its ongoing dialogue with history, belief, and human experience. Essential for scholars of Chinese literature and East Asian studies, it will also reward general readers seeking a contextualized appreciation of Tang poetry. （Yang Yanyan）

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｜The author and translator｜

Written by Xu Xiping,

professor at Southwest University for Nationalities

Translated by Yang Yanyan

Lecturer at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

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June 2025

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July 2025

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August 2025

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December 2025

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October 2025

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November 2025

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December 2025

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January 2026

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