{"product_id":"9781350557963","title":"Metonymy in Li Bai’s Poetry A Cognitive and Cultural Analysis of a Chinese Classic","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBloomsbury Studies in Language and Cognition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMetonymy in Li Bai’s Poetry\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Cognitive and Cultural Analysis of a Chinese Classic\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWei Li | Xu Wen | Chris Sinha\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Historical \u0026amp; Comparative\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book explores metonymic patterns in Li Bai's poetry from a cognitive poetic perspective \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand offers new insights into the use of metonymies in poetry more widely.\u003c\/b\u003e Focusing more specifically on \u003ci\u003eAnnotations to the Annals of the Complete Collection of Li Bai\u003c\/i\u003e compiled by A Qi, it sheds light on the poetic style of one of the most celebrated poets of China's Tang Dynasty (610-907 AD).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdopting corpus-based and introspection methods, this book builds a metonymy identification procedure that takes into account the social and cultural context and the stylistic characteristics of Tang poetry, classifies the metonymies into different categories, and examines their roles and functions. The author reveals how Li Bai's metonymies reflect the poet's evolution as his style shifts from romanticism to realism. She also reflects on how they act as a lens through which readers can learn about hierarchical structures, wine, dress and agriculture in the Tang Dynasty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproaching Li Bai's poetry from a fresh angle, this volume contributes to the study of classical Chinese literature and offers implications for the appreciation, translation and teaching of Li Bai's poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWei Li\u003c\/b\u003e is an English Language Instructor in the College of International Studies at Southwest University (SWU), China.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350557963\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e232\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51515357200524,"sku":"9781350557963","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ec0f65e2-74c2-4a1d-8f71-8bc1bb1ec5db.jpg?v=1784692741","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350557963","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}