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9780824823979

Spirit and Self in Medieval China : The Shih-Shuo Hsin-Yu and Its Legacy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780824823979

  • ISBN10:

    0824823974

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-07-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr

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Author Biography

Nanxiu Qian is assistant professor of Chinese literature at Rice University

Table of Contents

List of Figures
ix
Acknowledgments xi
Chinese Dynasties xiii
Japanese Periods Involved in the Japanese Shih-shuo Imitations xv
Introduction 1(16)
Part 1 From Character Appraisal to Character Writing: The Formation of the Shih-shuo Genre
Character Appraisal: The Foundation of the Shih-shuo t'i
17(26)
Character Appraisal and the Formation of Wei-Chin Spirit
43(41)
Shih-shuo t'i: A Sui Generis Genre
84(17)
Part 2 The Narrative Art of the Shih-shuo hsin-yu
Between Order and Disorder: The Shih-shuo Taxonomy of Human Nature
101(50)
Using Body to Depict Spirit: The Shih-shuo Characterization of ``Persons''
151(42)
Part 3 Discontinuity along the Line of Continuity: Imitations of the Shih-shuo hsin-yu
Body and Heart: T'ang and Sung Imitations
193(54)
Things and Intent: Ming and Ch'ing Imitations
247(36)
Milk and Scent: Women Shih-shuo
283(36)
An Alien Analogue: The Japanese Imitation Daito seigo
319(20)
New and Old: The Last Wave of Shih-shuo Imitations
339(29)
Conclusion: The Self and the Mirror 368(13)
Notes 381(78)
Glossary 459(14)
Selected Bibliography 473(30)
Index 503

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