
Dialectics of Spontaneity
The Aesthetics and Ethics of Su Shi (1037-1101) in Poetry
Zhiyi Yang(Author)
Brill (Publisher)
Published on 25. June 2015
Book
Hardback
248 pages
978-90-04-29849-1 (ISBN)
Description
In Dialectics of Spontaneity, Zhiyi Yang examines Su Shi's poetry on art and connoisseurship, his emulation of Tao Qian in exile poetry, and his inner alchemical practice. She argues that the concept of absolute spontaneity is defined negatively, and artistic and ethical spontaneity which can be actualized must be provisional and conditioned.
This book argues that Su Shi's lyrical persona of a 'spontaneous genius' is a construction that serves various rhetorical and existential purposes. Making use of Su's prolific works and referring to a broad scope of Western philosophy, this book not only enriches the literature on Su Shi, but further attempts to engages Chinese literature in a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue.
This book argues that Su Shi's lyrical persona of a 'spontaneous genius' is a construction that serves various rhetorical and existential purposes. Making use of Su's prolific works and referring to a broad scope of Western philosophy, this book not only enriches the literature on Su Shi, but further attempts to engages Chinese literature in a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary dialogue.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-29849-1 (9789004298491)
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Person
Zhiyi Yang received her PhD from Princeton University in 2012. She is currently Junior Professor of Sinology at University of Frankfurt. This is her first monograph.