Chinese Poetic ClosureP. Lang, 1996 - 168 pages In this comparative study of Chinese poetic closure, Yang Ye focuses on a «scenic ending» that presents an image rather than a statement of thought, as exemplified in the poetry of High T'ang poets like Tu Fu. Chinese Poetic Closure places the development of poetic structure in the Chinese tradition since the ancient anthology, The Book of Songs, and explores the underlying poetics of incompleteness and suggestiveness. In the light of the explication of Western texts (Du Bellay, Hölderlin, and Shelley) and an examination of early reception of Chinese poetry in the West, Ye reflects on fundamental differences between Chinese and Western poetry and poetics. |
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... mind far away , to resort to a refuge of his own , and to stay as close as possible to nature . The closure of the poem suggests a choice . Around that choice , though , there is much tension . In the source text of The Fisherman ...
... mind far away , to resort to a refuge of his own , and to stay as close as possible to nature . The closure of the poem suggests a choice . Around that choice , though , there is much tension . In the source text of The Fisherman ...
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Yang Ye. Poetry comes from what's in one's mind ( chih ) . When it is in one's mind it is called the chih ; when it is expressed in words it becomes poetry ( shih ) . Emotions ( ch'ing ) stir inside , and take shape in words.12 12 ...
Yang Ye. Poetry comes from what's in one's mind ( chih ) . When it is in one's mind it is called the chih ; when it is expressed in words it becomes poetry ( shih ) . Emotions ( ch'ing ) stir inside , and take shape in words.12 12 ...
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... mind , as in the chapter of " Explaining Poetry " ( Ming shih ) : " Man is endowed with the seven emotions ; in response to the external things they are set in motion . Being stirred up by things , man sings about what is in his mind ...
... mind , as in the chapter of " Explaining Poetry " ( Ming shih ) : " Man is endowed with the seven emotions ; in response to the external things they are set in motion . Being stirred up by things , man sings about what is in his mind ...
Contents
Scenic Closure in Tu Fus Poetry | 19 |
Ending in the Beginning | 37 |
A Diachronic Survey | 65 |
Copyright | |
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anthology beautiful become beginning called century Ch'i Ch'ien ch'u-pan-she Chang chih Chin Chinese poetry ching chüan Chung-hua shu-chü cited classical close concept considered contrast convention couplet critical discussion dynasty early Edition emotions English entire examination example expression feelings frequently Fu's further give High History hsing human idea important included kind last line later leaves literary literature look lyric meaning mind mountains names nature noted objects observed opening original pattern Peking period poem poet poetic closure position present probably question reader reading reference relation remarked river scene scenic closure seems sense Shanghai Shen shih Shih-ching song stand stanza statement structure suggested Sung T'ang term things thought tradition translation Tu Fu turns University Press Vols Wang Western York