*FrontMatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, pg. ix*Orientations, pg. 1*CHAPTER ONE The Life of Han Yu, pg. 16*CHAPTER TWO : The Politics of Empire, pg. 119*CHAPTER THREE : The Oneness of the Sage, pg. 173*CHAPTER FOUR: The Unity of Style, pg. 211*NOTES, pg. 277*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 374*INDEX OF HAN YU'S WORKS, pg. 405*GENERAL INDEX AND GLOSSARY, pg. 422