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Michael Puett (Harvard University): The Art of Quoting and Telling: Interpretation, Knowledge, and the Development of Commenterial Practice in Early China
Thursday, 29 September 2016,  4:30pm -  6:00pm

Location: Brower Commons A

 

Abstract: This lecture will trace the notions of text, authorship, and commentary in the early Chinese literary tradition, exploring how these notions were debated and re-defined over the course of the early period.