Xiao Yi's "Xuanlan Fu" as a Chronicle of Career and Talent: The Prince's Progress

This study is a heavily annotated translation and discussion of Xiao Yi's (508-555) "Xuanlan fu" (Fu on Perception of Profundity). Xiao Yi, posthumously known as Emperor Yuan of Liang (r. 552-555), was the seventh son of Emperor Wu of Liang (r. 502-549). As an ambitious prince, Xiao Yi composed the "Xuanlan fu" in 545, at the height of his official career. The composition is a retrospective poetic account of his career after he was granted the noble title of Prince of Xiangdong, signposted throughout by passages describing his moving from place to place to take up official posts over thirty-plus years.

Author: Zhinan Chen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Published: 10/31/2025
Series: East Meets West: East Asia and Its Periphery from 200 Bce to 1600 Ce
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.07w x 0.64d
ISBN: 9781802703368