The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons : A Study of Thought and Pattern in Chinese Literature

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. Acknowledgments Contents Introduction Preface I. On Tao, the Source II. Evidence from the Sage III. The Classics as Literary Sources IV. Emendation of Apocrypha V. An Analysis of Sao VI. An Exegesis of Poetry VII. Musical Poetry (Yüeh-fu) VIII. Elucidation of Fu IX. Ode and Pronouncement (The Sung and the Tsan) X. Sacrificial Prayer and Oath of Agreement (The Chu and the Meng) XI. Inscription and Exhortation (The Ming and the Chen) XII. Elegy and Stone Inscription (The Lei and the Pei) XIII. Lament and Condolence (The Ai and the Tiao) XIV. Miscellaneous Writings XV. Humor and Enigma (The Hsieh and the Yin) XVI. Historical Writings XVII. Speculative Writings XVIII. Treatise and Discussion (The Lun and the Shuo) XIX. Edict and Script (The Chao and the Ts’e) XX. War Proclamation and Dispatch (The Hsi and the I) XXI. Sacrifices to Heaven and Earth (Feng Shan) XXII. Memorial, Part I (The Chang and the Piao) XXIII. Memorial, Part II (The Tsou and the Ch’i) XXIV. Discussion and Answer (The I and the Tui) XXV. Epistolary Writing (The Shu and the Chi) XXVI. Spiritual Thought or Imagination (Shen-ssu) XXVII. Style and Nature (T’i-hsing) XXVIII. The Wind and the Bone (Feng-ku) XXIX. Flexible Adaptability to Varying Situations (T’ung-pien ) XXX. On Choice of Style XXXI. Emotion and Literary Expression XXXII. Casting and Cutting, or, on Editing of Ideas and Rhetoric (]ung-ts’ai) XXXIII. Musicalness XXXIV. Paragraph and Sentence XXXV. Linguistic Parallelism XXXVI. Metaphor and Allegory (Pi and Hsing) XXXVII. Embellishment as Description XXXVIII. Factual Allusion and Textual Reference XXXIX. Philology and Choice of Words XL. The Recondite and the Conspicuous (Yin-hsiu) XLI. Literary Flaws XLII. The Nourishing of Vitality XLIII. Organization (Fu-hui) XLIV. Discussion on the Art of Writing (Tsung-shu) XLV. Literary Development and Time (Shih-hsu) XLVI. The Physical World XLVII. Literary Talents XLVIII. An Understanding Critic (Chih-Yin) XLIX. The Capacity of a Vessel (Ch’eng-ch’i) Glossary Index