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Recently Published Books
by T'ang Studies Society 31 Aug '20

31 Aug '20

Dear Members and Friends of the T’ang Studies Society, See the publication announcements below from society member, Tim Wixted. Best regards, Jonathan Skaff Secretary T'ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html From: "Tim Wixted" <johntimothywixted(a)gmail.com> To: "T'ang Studies Society" <admin(a)tangstudies.org> Sent: Friday, August 28, 2020 9:05:01 AM Subject: REVISED Recently Published Books Quirin Press has recently published Richard W. Bodman, Poetics and Prosody in Early Mediaeval China: A Study and Translation of Kūkai’s 空海 ‘Bunkyō Hifuron’ 文鏡秘府論 . Compiled in 819, Kūkai’s work is a collection of Chinese writings on poetics and prosoday, most of which were lost in China after the Tang. [ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?… | https://www.quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922169365.html ] . Last year Quirin Press published a fully revised edition of John Timothy Wixted’s Poems on Poetry: Literary Criticism by Yuan Haowen 元好問 ( 1190-1257 ). The work contains extended treatment of poems on several Tang authors’ poetry: Chen Zi’ang, Shen Quanqi, Song Zhiwen, Li Bai, Du Fu, Yuan Zhen, Yuan Jie, Bai Juyi, Li He, Liu Zongyuan, Meng Jiao, Han Yu, Lu Tong, Li Shangyin, Lu Guimeng. [ http://quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922169341.html | http://quirinpress.com/ISBN/9781922169341.html ] Quirin Press is currently offering a 5% discount and free shipping (to US, UK, Australia) for direct orders of 2 books. Other volumes are available in reprint editions (with pinyin romanization and re-typeset texts) by Stephen Owen, A.C. Graham, and Henri Maspero.

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Christopher Nugent Dunhuang Foundation Lecture
by T'ang Studies Society 20 Aug '20

20 Aug '20

Hello Friends of the T'ang Studies Society, Our former editor of Tang Studies , Chris Nugent will be giving a lecture and conducting a discussion next week for the Dunhuang Foundation. Please see below for the Dunhuang Foundation's advertisement. All best, Tony Anthony DeBlasi President T'ang Studies Society Dunhuang Foundation Discussion with Christopher Nugent Join us for our virtual tour lecture with [ https://dunhuangfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=069b842b10e7a… | Professor Christopher Nugent ] on Thursday, August 27, at 7:00 pm EST / 6:00 pm CST via Zoom . Dr. Nugent (Ph.D, Harvard) is a historian of China specializing in literary culture and manuscripts of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Nugent's talk will focus on the Tang capital of Chang’an (contemporary Xi'an). He will examine the imperial city and the cultural life it fostered during China's "Golden Age," including its relationship to Dunhuang. Please register for the lecture here: [ https://dunhuangfoundation.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=069b842b10e7a… | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OmD0Zu58RZOCc_2PdmNXVA ] N.B. - Registration is required to participate. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let us know. We are looking forward to seeing you soon!

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T'ang Studies Society 2020 Research Grant Program, Deadline August 30
by T'ang Studies Society 18 Aug '20

18 Aug '20

Dear Members and Friends of T'ang Studies, Please accept a friendly reminder. With generous support from the Tang Research Foundation, the T’ang Studies Society is pleased to announce funding for grants to support research by society members in any discipline on the Tang dynasty in a broad geographical and chronological scope. The grants can support various types of expenses that arise during research including travel, book purchases, graduate assistants, and databases fees. Amount of Awards: Up to $3000 Application Deadline: August 30, 2020. Recipients will be notified by September 30, 2020. Full descriptions of the grant and application requirements are available on the Society’s website: [ http://www.tangstudies.org/Announcements | www.tangstudies.org/Announcements ] Note All applicants must be T’ang Studies Society members in good standing to be considered. Membership information can be found at [ http://www.tangstudies.org/Membership | www.tangstudies.org/Membership ] . Please note: Applicants may apply for multiple types of Society grants in a given calendar year, but may only receive one grant annually . Applicants who have not received grants in the prior year will be given preference. Grant recipients also are eligible to serve on T'ang Studies Society sponsored panels at AAS and receive subventions. Best regards, Jonathan Skaff Secretary T'ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html

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T’ang Studies Society Panel Sponsorship Program for AAS 2021
by T'ang Studies Society 11 Aug '20

11 Aug '20

Dear Friends and Members of the T'ang Studies Society, The T’ang Studies Society is happy to announce that it will once again offer sponsorship for one or more deserving panels that addresses topics related to the study of the Tang dynasty at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies planned for Seattle, WA. The sponsorship includes small subventions for individual panelists, including travel and registration expenses. Panels may be presenting on site or virtually. Note that AAS has recently removed the panel sponsorship option from its panel proposal form. In line with that, the Society will entertain panel sponsorship applications AFTER panels have been accepted for inclusion in the AAS Annual Meeting program. Application Deadline: October 15, 2020. Recipients will be notified by November 15, 2020. Applicants for panel sponsorships are also eligible to apply for the society's grants. For full details, see the society's Announcements webpage: [ http://tangstudies.org/Announcements.html | http://tangstudies.org/Announcements.html ] All participants in the panel application must be T’ang Studies Society members in good standing at the time of submission. Information on membership can be found on the Society’s website: [ http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html | http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html ] Sincerely yours, Jonathan Skaff Secretary T'ang Studies Society http://tangstudies.org/Membership.html

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