Spirit and Self in Medieval China : : The Shih-shuo hsin-yu and Its Legacy / / Nanxiu Qian.
The Shih-shuo hsin-yu, conventionally translated as A New Account of Tales of the World, is one of the most significant works in the entire Chinese literary tradition. It established a genre (the Shih-shuo t'i) and inspired dozens of imitations from the later part of the Tang dynasty (618-907)...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2001] ©2001 |
| Year of Publication: | 2001 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Chinese Dynasties
- Japanese Periods Involved in the Japanese Shih-shuo Imitations
- Introduction
- Part 1. From Character Appraisal to Character Writing: The Formation of the Shih-shuo Genre
- Chapter 1. Character Appraisal: The Foundation of the Shih-shuo t'i
- Chapter 2. Character Appraisal and the Formation of Wei-Chin Spirit
- Chapter 3. Shih-shuo t'i: A Sui Generis Genre
- Part 2. The Narrative Art of the Shih-shuo hsin-yü
- Chapter 4. Between Order and Disorder: The Shih-shuo Taxonomy of Human Nature
- Chapter 5. Using Body to Depict Spirit: The Shih-shuo Characterization of "Persons"
- Part 3. Discontinuity along the Line of Continuity: Imitations of the Shih-shuo hsin-yü
- Chapter 6. Body and Heart: T'ang and Sung Imitations
- Chapter 7. Things and Intent: Ming and Ch'ing Imitations
- Chapter 8. Milk and Scent: Women Shih-shuo
- Chapter 9. An Alien Analogue: The Japanese Imitation Daitō seigo
- Chapter 10. New and Old: The Last Wave of Shih-shuo Imitations
- Conclusion: The Self and the Mirror
- Notes
- Glossary
- Selected Bibliography
- Index