The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons : : A Study of Thought and Pattern in Chinese Literature / / Liu Hsieh.

Traces the origins of Chinese literature and the impact of nature by looking at Confucius, through the classics, poetry, and the relationship between music and poetry.

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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1959]
©1959
Year of Publication:1959
Language:English
Series:Records of Civilization. Sources and Studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgments
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • Preface
  • I. On Tao, the Source
  • II. Evidence from the Sage
  • III. The Classics as Literary Sources
  • IV. Emendation of Apocrypha
  • V. An Analysis of Sao
  • VI. An Exegesis of Poetry
  • VII. Musical Poetry (Yüeh-fu)
  • VIII. Elucidation of Fu
  • IX. Ode and Pronouncement (The Sung and the Tsan)
  • X. Sacrificial Prayer and Oath of Agreement (The Chu and the Meng)
  • XI. Inscription and Exhortation (The Ming and the Chen)
  • XII. Elegy and Stone Inscription (The Lei and the Pei)
  • XIII. Lament and Condolence (The Ai and the Tiao)
  • XIV. Miscellaneous Writings
  • XV. Humor and Enigma (The Hsieh and the Yin)
  • XVI. Historical Writings
  • XVII. Speculative Writings
  • XVIII. Treatise and Discussion (The Lun and the Shuo)
  • XIX. Edict and Script (The Chao and the Ts'e)
  • XX. War Proclamation and Dispatch (The Hsi and the I)
  • XXI. Sacrifices to Heaven and Earth (Feng Shan)
  • XXII. Memorial, Part I (The Chang and the Piao)
  • XXIII. Memorial, Part II (The Tsou and the Ch'i)
  • XXIV. Discussion and Answer (The I and the Tui)
  • XXV. Epistolary Writing (The Shu and the Chi)
  • XXVI. Spiritual Thought or Imagination (Shen-ssu)
  • XXVII. Style and Nature (T'i-hsing)
  • XXVIII. The Wind and the Bone (Feng-ku)
  • XXIX. Flexible Adaptability to Varying Situations (T'ung-pien )
  • XXX. On Choice of Style
  • XXXI. Emotion and Literary Expression
  • XXXII. Casting and Cutting, or, on Editing of Ideas and Rhetoric (]ung-ts'ai)
  • XXXIII. Musicalness
  • XXXIV. Paragraph and Sentence
  • XXXV. Linguistic Parallelism
  • XXXVI. Metaphor and Allegory (Pi and Hsing)
  • XXXVII. Embellishment as Description
  • XXXVIII. Factual Allusion and Textual Reference
  • XXXIX. Philology and Choice of Words
  • XL. The Recondite and the Conspicuous (Yin-hsiu)
  • XLI. Literary Flaws
  • XLII. The Nourishing of Vitality
  • XLIII. Organization (Fu-hui)
  • XLIV. Discussion on the Art of Writing (Tsung-shu)
  • XLV. Literary Development and Time (Shih-hsu)
  • XLVI. The Physical World
  • XLVII. Literary Talents
  • XLVIII. An Understanding Critic (Chih-Yin)
  • XLIX. The Capacity of a Vessel (Ch'eng-ch'i)
  • Glossary
  • Index