Chinese Poetry As Soul Summoning
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Chinese Poetry As Soul Summoning
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Author : Nicholas Morrow Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Chinese Poetry As Soul Summoning written by Nicholas Morrow Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Chinese poetry categories.
"This study examines the role of the soul (hun) and the soul-summoning ritual in Chinese literature from ancient times up to the twentieth century. With five case studies from different dynasties, spanning ancient Chu and the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming-Qing transition periods, Chinese Poetry as Soul Summoning shows Chinese poets were inspired by the belief in a soul that could be transported away from the body. On one hand, this provided a model for literature, as a therapeutic means of summoning back wayward souls; on the other, it inspired the imaginative range and formal structures of literary works, which followed the soul's journey from the individual person throughout the world and into the heavens. This study argues that the religious dimensions of Chinese poetry have not been sufficiently examined. The conception of the separable soul is a distinctive and perennial theme that has considerable explanatory reach in understanding traditional Chinese culture. Chinese Poetry as Soul Summoning will be a valuable addition to students and scholars of Chinese culture, comparative literature, and religious studies"--
Chinese Poetry As Soul Summoning
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Author : Nicholas Morrow Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
Chinese Poetry As Soul Summoning written by Nicholas Morrow Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Chinese poetry categories.
"This study examines the role of the soul (hun) and the soul-summoning ritual in Chinese literature from ancient times up to the twentieth century. With five case studies from different dynasties, spanning ancient Chu and the Han, Tang, Song, and Ming-Qing transition periods, Chinese Poetry as Soul Summoning shows Chinese poets were inspired by the belief in a soul that could be transported away from the body. On one hand, this provided a model for literature, as a therapeutic means of summoning back wayward souls; on the other, it inspired the imaginative range and formal structures of literary works, which followed the soul's journey from the individual person throughout the world and into the heavens. This study argues that the religious dimensions of Chinese poetry have not been sufficiently examined. The conception of the separable soul is a distinctive and perennial theme that has considerable explanatory reach in understanding traditional Chinese culture. Chinese Poetry as Soul Summoning will be a valuable addition to students and scholars of Chinese culture, comparative literature, and religious studies"--
The Songs Of Chu
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Author : Yuan Qu
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2017-07-18
The Songs Of Chu written by Yuan Qu and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-18 with Poetry categories.
Sources show Qu Yuan (?340–278 BCE) was the first person in China to become famous for his poetry, so famous in fact that the Chinese celebrate his life with a national holiday called Poet's Day, or the Dragon Boat Festival. His work, which forms the core of the The Songs of Chu, the second oldest anthology of Chinese poetry, derives its imagery from shamanistic ritual. Its shaman hymns are among the most beautiful and mysterious liturgical works in the world. The religious milieu responsible for their imagery supplies the backdrop for his most famous work, Li sao, which translates shamanic longing for a spirit lover into the yearning for an ideal king that is central to the ancient philosophies of China. Qu Yuan was as important to the development of Chinese literature as Homer was to the development of Western literature. This translation attempts to replicate what the work might have meant to those for whom it was originally intended, rather than settle for what it was made to mean by those who inherited it. It accounts for the new view of the state of Chu that recent discoveries have inspired.
The Heart Of Chinese Poetry
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Author : Greg Whincup
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 1987-09-16
The Heart Of Chinese Poetry written by Greg Whincup and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-09-16 with Poetry categories.
Greg Whincup offers a varied and unique approach to Chinese translation in The Heart of Chinese Poetry. Special features of this edition include direct word-for-word translations showing the range of meaning in each Chinese character, the Chinese pronunciations, as well as biographical and historical commentary following each poem.
Chinese Poems
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-09-16
Chinese Poems written by Anonymous and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-16 with Poetry categories.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Chinese Poems" by Anonymous. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
A Hundred And Seventy Chinese Poems
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1929
A Hundred And Seventy Chinese Poems written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1929 with Chinese poetry categories.
Classic Chinese Poems Of Mourning And Texts Of Lament
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Author : Victor H. Mair
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2024-05-02
Classic Chinese Poems Of Mourning And Texts Of Lament written by Victor H. Mair and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-02 with Poetry categories.
Bathed with the blood and tears of countless poets and authors and naturally expressing the most heartfelt emotions of ancient peoples, poems of mourning and texts of lament stand out in classical Chinese literature as brilliant and unique. Composed and celebrated over 3000 years, they are central to the Chinese literary tradition but have been largely unknown to English readers. Including over 100 major pieces by leading literary figures from 800 BCE 1800, this is the first English anthology of classic Chinese poems of mourning and texts of sacrificial offering. With annotated translations by leading scholars and reading guides accompanying each piece, this book reveals a powerful literary heritage to students and serious readers of Chinese literature, history and civilization.
Chinese Poems
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Author : The Arthur Waley Estate
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-11-12
Chinese Poems written by The Arthur Waley Estate and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-12 with Literary Collections categories.
First published in 1946. Here in one volume is a collection of Arthur Waley's translations of Chinese poetry. The book includes some poems from The Book of Songs and 170 Chinese Poems, More Translations and The Temple. Some old translations have been revised and new notes and explanatory material added.
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
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The Soul Of Chinese Poetry
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Author : Arthur Tafero
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2013-01-15
The Soul Of Chinese Poetry written by Arthur Tafero and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-15 with categories.
A collection of the poetry of Laozi and Zhuangzi. Laozi is highlighted in the Tao Te Ching with an interpretation by the author and The Way of Zhuangzi is also included as a special bonus. To understand China and the Chinese, one must first understand the philosophy espoused in these two masterpieces of Chinese Literature.