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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231201230

ISBN-139780231201230

eBay Product ID (ePID)21050069733

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Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePoetics of Early Chinese Thought : How the Shijing Shaped the Chinese Philosophical Tradition

Publication Year2021

SubjectAsian / Chinese, Eastern, Linguistics / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael Hunter

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Poetry, Language Arts & Disciplines

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight11.9 Oz

Item Length0.9 in

Item Width0.6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2020-051488

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ReviewsI have read the five chapters of this lucidly written, boldly argued book with much interest and admiration. The book is of great value for anyone interested in early Chinese intellectual history, canon formation, and how the Shi relates to other forms of (supposedly) pre-Qin thought., An outstanding book focused on reconstructing the worldview of the Shijing and the role that worldview played in the development of early Chinese philosophy. This is a tremendously exciting work that will force a rethinking of many assumptions in the field concerning how we understand early Chinese thought., Hunter presents a radically different perspective on early Chinese literature, putting the Shi center stage and reading all other traditions through that genre. This shift is likely to generate lively debate in the entire field of early China studies and has the potential to open up new avenues of research., Hunter presents a radically different perspective on early Chinese literature, putting the Shi center-stage and reading all other traditions through that genre. This shift is likely to generate lively debate in the entire field of early China studies and has a potential to open up new avenues of research., This is a remarkably constructive book. Building upon the achievements of recent revisionist scholarship regarding the Shi and armed with the tools of the digital humanities, Hunter restores the Shi to its rightful place at the center of early Chinese thought as the text to which all other texts return., This is an extremely refreshing and inspiring placement of the Odes at the center of thought from the Warring States into the early Chinese imperial period. Hunter convincingly shows how the notion of coming home pervades the Shi and, through them, a wide array of other texts. By doing this, he also reconsiders the dominance of all too familiar boundaries and academic disciplines., Reestablishing the Shijing as a text of major philosophical significance, The Poetics of Early Chinese Thought will not only incite vehement debates among scholars working on early Chinese thought, but also has the potential to open up new avenues of research in the entire field of early Chinese studies., The exemplary clarity and convincing argumentation of [this] book contribute to a new way to study Chinese intellectual history, avoiding the myopic over-emphasizing of 'Masters' texts, and acknowledging the essentially important anonymous compositions amongst which the Shi are of paramount importance.

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal181.11

Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Reading the Shi 2. A Poetry of Return 3. Shi Poetics Beyond the Shi 4. The Shi and the Verses of Chu ( Chuci ) 5. Comparing Canons: The Shi Versus the Masters Conclusion: A Classic of N/Odes Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe modern imagination of classical Chinese thought has long been dominated by Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, and other "Masters" of the Warring States period. Michael Hunter argues that this approach neglects the far more central role of poetry, and the Shijing ( Classic of Poetry ) in particular, in the formation of the philosophical tradition., The modern imagination of classical Chinese thought has long been dominated by Confucius, Mozi, Mencius, and other so-called "Masters" of the Warring States period. Michael Hunter argues that this approach neglects the far more central role of poetry, and the Shijing ( Classic of Poetry ) in particular, in the formation of the philosophical tradition. Through a new reading of its ideology and poetics, Hunter reestablishes the Shijing as a work of major intellectual-historical significance. The Poetics of Early Chinese Thought demonstrates how Shi poetry weaves a vision of society united at every level by the innate and universal impulse to come home. The Shi immersed early thinkers in a world of movement and flow in order to teach them that the most powerful current of all was the gravitational pull of a virtuous king, without whom people can never truly feel at home. Hunter traces the profound influence of the Shi ideology across numerous sources of classical Chinese thought, which he recasts as a network centered on the Shi . Reframing the tradition in this way reveals how poetry shaped ancient Chinese thinkers' conception of the world and their place within it. This book offers both a sweeping critique of how classical Chinese thought is commonly understood and a powerful new way of studying it., Michael Hunter offers both a sweeping critique of how classical Chinese thought is commonly understood and a powerful new way of studying it. The key yet long-neglected ingredient in the formation of the Chinese philosophical tradition was poetry, and the Shijing (Classic of Poetry) in particular. Through a study of Shi ideology and its influence, he shows how poetry shaped ancient Chinese thinkers' conception of the world and their place within it. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberPL2466.Z7H86 2021