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2007 , Vol. 1 >Issue 4: 477 - 500

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11702-007-0022-6

How did itinerant poets in the Southern Song Dynasty make a living?

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  • Culture & Communication College, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China;

Published date: 05 Dec 2007

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Abstract

How did itinerant poets in the Southern Song Dynasty make a living? This is still a question yet to be further explored. People used to think that itinerant poets made a living primarily by calling on noble and influential people and appealing to them for help. However, this presumption is not without its flaws. Based upon a large quantity of historical data, this paper reveals some of the means of support by which the itinerant poets made a living, while further probing into their livelihoods during this time period.

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FEI Junqing . How did itinerant poets in the Southern Song Dynasty make a living?[J]. Frontiers of Literary Studies in China, 2007 , 1(4) : 477 -500 . DOI: 10.1007/s11702-007-0022-6

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