Prologue

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Major Chinese Dynasties xi
5. Prologue 1
6. PART ONE: Macrocosmic Structures of Western and Chinese Poetics
7. 1. The Orientation of Western Poetics 9
8. 2. The Orientation of Chinese Poetics 33
9. 3. Early Chinese Worldviews and Concepts of Literature 71
10. 4. The Systematics of Western and Chinese Poetics 101
11. PART TWO: Microcosmic Textures of Western and Chinese Poetics
12. 5. Poetics of Harmony 113
13. 6. Poetics of Imagination 142
14. 7. Poetics of Dynamic Force 171
15. 8. Poetics of Deconstruction 203
16. Epilogue: Reflections 239
17. Abbreviations 257
18. Notes 259
19. Works Cited 317
20. Index 347