Reading the reign of Tang Taizong (r. 626-649)
On sovereignty and representation
The reception of literature in Tang Taizong's court
The writing of imperial poetry in medieval China
The significance of court poetry
Palatial form and the rhapsodic imagination
On "The imperial capital poems": ritual sovereignty and imperial askesis.
The poetics of sovereignty : on Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty by Jack Wei Chen. ISBN 9780674056084. Published by Harvard University Asia Center in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.