David R. Knechtges
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David Richard Knechtges is an American sinologist and professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Washington.
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David Richard Knechtges is an American sinologist and professor emeritus of Chinese literature at the University of Washington. An expert on Han dynasty and Six dynasties period literature, Knechtges' studies of Chinese fu poetry are largely responsible for the revival of Western academic interest in the subject, a major genre which had become largely neglected until the mid-20th century.
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Born 1942 · age 83
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