Written at Imperial Command -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Han Epideictic Rhapsody: The Protoype of Panenric Potry -- 2. Self-Foregrounding in the Panegyric Poetry of the Jian'an Era -- 3. Archaic Elegance in the Panegyric Poetry of the Jin Dynasty -- 4. Addressing the Bestand Worst of Rulers: Panenric Potry of the Liu Song Dynasy -- 5. Praising Rulers throughout Calm and Conspiracy: The Southern Qi Dynasy -- 6. The Flourishing of Panegyric Poetry during the Liang Dynasty -- 7. Poetry's Embarrassment: Panegyric Poetry of the Chen Dynasty -- 8. Becoming Chinese: Panenric Potry during the Northern Dynasties -- 9. Matching Poems with a Cruel but Talented Ruler: The Sui Dynasy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.