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The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons

A Study of Thought and Pattern in Chinese Literature
  • Liu Hsieh
  • With contributions by: Vincent Yu-Chung Shih
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1959
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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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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Acknowledgments

    VII
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    Contents

    IX
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    Introduction

    XI
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    Preface

    1
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    I. On Tao, the Source

    8
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    II. Evidence from the Sage

    13
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    III. The Classics as Literary Sources

    17
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    IV. Emendation of Apocrypha

    21
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    V. An Analysis of Sao

    25
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    VI. An Exegesis of Poetry

    31
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    VII. Musical Poetry (Yüeh-fu)

    39
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    VIII. Elucidation of Fu

    45
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    IX. Ode and Pronouncement (The Sung and the Tsan)

    49
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    X. Sacrificial Prayer and Oath of Agreement (The Chu and the Meng)

    54
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    XI. Inscription and Exhortation (The Ming and the Chen)

    59
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    XII. Elegy and Stone Inscription (The Lei and the Pei)

    64
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    XIII. Lament and Condolence (The Ai and the Tiao)

    68
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    XIV. Miscellaneous Writings

    73
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    XV. Humor and Enigma (The Hsieh and the Yin)

    78
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    XVI. Historical Writings

    83
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    XVII. Speculative Writings

    94
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    XVIII. Treatise and Discussion (The Lun and the Shuo)

    101
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    XIX. Edict and Script (The Chao and the Ts’e)

    108
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    XX. War Proclamation and Dispatch (The Hsi and the I)

    116
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    XXI. Sacrifices to Heaven and Earth (Feng Shan)

    121
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    XXII. Memorial, Part I (The Chang and the Piao)

    126
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    XXIII. Memorial, Part II (The Tsou and the Ch’i)

    130
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    XXIV. Discussion and Answer (The I and the Tui)

    136
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    XXV. Epistolary Writing (The Shu and the Chi)

    144
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    XXVI. Spiritual Thought or Imagination (Shen-ssu)

    154
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    XXVII. Style and Nature (T’i-hsing)

    158
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    XXVIII. The Wind and the Bone (Feng-ku)

    162
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    XXIX. Flexible Adaptability to Varying Situations (T’ung-pien )

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    XXX. On Choice of Style

    169
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    XXXI. Emotion and Literary Expression

    174
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    XXXII. Casting and Cutting, or, on Editing of Ideas and Rhetoric (]ung-ts’ai)

    179
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    XXXIII. Musicalness

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    XXXIV. Paragraph and Sentence

    186
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    XXXV. Linguistic Parallelism

    190
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    XXXVI. Metaphor and Allegory (Pi and Hsing)

    195
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    XXXVII. Embellishment as Description

    198
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    XXXVIII. Factual Allusion and Textual Reference

    202
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    XXXIX. Philology and Choice of Words

    208
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    XL. The Recondite and the Conspicuous (Yin-hsiu)

    214
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    XLI. Literary Flaws

    216
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    XLII. The Nourishing of Vitality

    222
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    XLIII. Organization (Fu-hui)

    225
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    XLIV. Discussion on the Art of Writing (Tsung-shu)

    229
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    XLV. Literary Development and Time (Shih-hsu)

    233
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    XLVI. The Physical World

    245
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    XLVII. Literary Talents

    249
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    XLVIII. An Understanding Critic (Chih-Yin)

    258
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    XLIX. The Capacity of a Vessel (Ch’eng-ch’i)

    264
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    Glossary

    269
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    Index

    277
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https://doi.org/10.7312/liu-93742
eBook ISBN: 9780231895224
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