| The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons Revised Edition Contributor(s): Hsieh, Liu (Author), Yu-Chung Shih, Vincent (Translator), Yu-Chung Shih, Vincent (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 9629965852 ISBN-13: 9789629965853 Publisher: New York Review of Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Literary Criticism | Asian - Chinese - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 895.109 |
| LCCN: 2014035464 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (1.20 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Chinese - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is the first comprehensive work of literary criticism in Chinese, and one that has been considered essential reading for writers and scholars since it was written some 1,500 years ago. A vast compendium of all that was known about Chinese literature at the time, it is simultaneously a taxonomy and history of genres and styles and a manual for good writing. Its chapters, organized according to the I Ching, cover such topics as "Choice of Style," "Emotion and Literary Expression," "Humor and Enigma," "Spiritual Thought or Imagination," "The Nourishing of Vitality," and "Literary Flaws." "Mind" is the ideas, impressions, and emotions that take form--the "carving of the dragon"--in a literary work. Full of examples and delightful anecdotes drawn from Liu Hsieh's encyclopedic knowledge of Chinese literature, readers will discover distinctive concepts and standards of the art of writing that are both alien and familiar. The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons is not only a summa of classical Chinese literary aesthetics but also a wellspring of advice from the distant past on how to write. |