Author:
Liu, James J. Y.
Imprint:[Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, [1966, c1962]
Descriptionxii, 164 p. ; 21 cm.
Note:Part 1: The Chinese Language as a medium of poetic expression : The structure of Chinese characters -- Implications and associations of words and characters -- Auditory effects of Chinese and the bases of versification -- Some grammatical aspects of the language of poetry -- Some Chinese concepts and ways of thinking and feeling -- Part 2: Some Traditional Chinese Views on Poetry : The didactic view: poetry as moral instruction and social comment -- The individualist view: poetry as self-expression -- The technical view: poetry as literary exercise -- The intuitionalist view: poetry as contemplation --Part 3: Towards a Synthesis : Poetry as exploration of worlds and of language -- Imagery and symbolism -- Allusions, quotations, and derivations -- Antithesis.
Bibliography Note:Bibliography: p. 157-161.
