Language-Paradox-Poetics : a Chinese Perspective.
Liu, James J. Y.
Language-Paradox-Poetics : a Chinese Perspective. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (192 pages) - Princeton Legacy Library . - Princeton legacy library. .
Cover; Contents.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Paradox Of Language -- 2. The Metaparadox of Poetics -- 3. The Poetics of Paradox -- 4. The Paradox of Interpretation -- Afterword: Impersonal Personality -- Chinese Words and Names -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
In attempting to define a ""poetics of paradox"" from a traditional Chinese standpoint, James Liu explores through a comparative approach linguistic, textual, and interpretive problems of relevance to Western literary criticism. Liu's study evolves from a paradoxical view--originating from early Confucian and Daoist philosophical texts--that the less is ""said"" in poetry, the more is ""meant."" Such a view implied the existence of paradox in the very use of language and led traditional Chinese hermeneutics to a study of ""metaparadox""--The use of language to explicate texts the meaning of.
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22573/ctt73617s JSTOR
Chinese language--Versification.
Paradox.
Poetics.
Chinese poetry--Philosophy.
Literature--Philosophy.
Chinois (Langue)--Versification.
Paradoxe.
Poétique.
Poésie chinoise--Philosophie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Chinese.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Southeast Asian Languages.
Chinese language--Versification.
Chinese poetry--Philosophy.
Paradox.
Poetics.
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Language-Paradox-Poetics : a Chinese Perspective. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014. - 1 online resource (192 pages) - Princeton Legacy Library . - Princeton legacy library. .
Cover; Contents.
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Introduction -- 1. The Paradox Of Language -- 2. The Metaparadox of Poetics -- 3. The Poetics of Paradox -- 4. The Paradox of Interpretation -- Afterword: Impersonal Personality -- Chinese Words and Names -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
In attempting to define a ""poetics of paradox"" from a traditional Chinese standpoint, James Liu explores through a comparative approach linguistic, textual, and interpretive problems of relevance to Western literary criticism. Liu's study evolves from a paradoxical view--originating from early Confucian and Daoist philosophical texts--that the less is ""said"" in poetry, the more is ""meant."" Such a view implied the existence of paradox in the very use of language and led traditional Chinese hermeneutics to a study of ""metaparadox""--The use of language to explicate texts the meaning of.
9781400859689 1400859689
22573/ctt73617s JSTOR
Chinese language--Versification.
Paradox.
Poetics.
Chinese poetry--Philosophy.
Literature--Philosophy.
Chinois (Langue)--Versification.
Paradoxe.
Poétique.
Poésie chinoise--Philosophie.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Chinese.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Southeast Asian Languages.
Chinese language--Versification.
Chinese poetry--Philosophy.
Paradox.
Poetics.
Electronic books.
7
Electronic books.
PL1279
495.1/16