Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16512
Title: The Great Solipsit: Reading the First Emperor
Contributor(s): Lynch, Anthony J  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2013
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16512
Abstract: The question of the First Emperor's extraordinary achievements is posed by looking at a suggestion that emerges from a reading of the Terracotta Warriors as portraits of real warriors. The idea is that the Terracotta Warriors reveal a tight knit state-building cadre, whose honouring of the Emperor rested on his honouring them in return. This suggestion founders on the demonstrable implausibility of the portraiture premise. Instead, a reading is offered of the terracotta warriors and the great mausoleum in which they are placed to present the Emperor, his life and state-building policies, in terms of his solipsism.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Australian Folklore, v.28, p. 8-19
Publisher: Australian Folklore Association, Inc
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 0819-0852
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 210304 Biography
160609 Political Theory and Political Philosophy
210302 Asian History
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 430303 Biography
440811 Political theory and political philosophy
430301 Asian history
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 950502 Understanding Asias Past
940203 Political Systems
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 130702 Understanding Asia’s past
230203 Political systems
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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