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The Poetics of Early Chinese Thought

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter ii
CONTENTS vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
Introduction 1
Chapter One Reading the Shi 17
Chapter Two A Poetry of Return 35
Chapter Three Shi Poetics Beyond the Shi 83
Chapter Four The Shi and the Verses of Chu (Chuci 楚辭) 139
Chapter Five Comparing Canons: The Shi Versus the Masters 168
Conclusion. A Classic of N/Odes 189
NOTES 193
BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
INDEX 225

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter ii
CONTENTS vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
Introduction 1
Chapter One Reading the Shi 17
Chapter Two A Poetry of Return 35
Chapter Three Shi Poetics Beyond the Shi 83
Chapter Four The Shi and the Verses of Chu (Chuci 楚辭) 139
Chapter Five Comparing Canons: The Shi Versus the Masters 168
Conclusion. A Classic of N/Odes 189
NOTES 193
BIBLIOGRAPHY 213
INDEX 225

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