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Pearl from the Dragon’s Mouth: Evocation of Scene and Feeling in Chinese Poetry

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Cecile C. C. Sun
2020
Published by: University of Michigan Press
Series: Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies
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The interplay between the external world (ching) and the poet’s inner world (ch’ing) lies at the heart of Chinese poetry, and understanding the interaction of the two is crucial to understanding this work from within its own tradition. Closely coordinating her discussions of poetry and criticism so that practice and theory become mutually enriching and illuminating, Sun offers sensitive and original readings of poems and a wealth of insights into Chinese poetics.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Half Title Page

pp. i

Series Page

pp. ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv

Dedication

pp. v-vi

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Chinese Historical Periods

pp. ix-x

Preface

pp. xi-xvi

Introduction

pp. 1-6

1. Pragmatic Phase

pp. 7-24

2. Affective Phase: Pre-T’ang Poetic Developments

pp. 25-62

3. Affective Phase: Pre-T’ang Critical Explorations

pp. 63-90

4. Aesthetic Phase

pp. 91-130

5. Synthesis Phase

pp. 131-168

Afterword

pp. 169-174

Appendix

pp. 175-192

Glossary

pp. 193-204

Notes

pp. 205-226

Bibliography

pp. 227-238

Index

pp. 239-250
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