Chapters in this book

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